mTOR and cancer: many loops in one pathway

Curr Opin Cell Biol. 2010 Apr;22(2):169-76. doi: 10.1016/j.ceb.2009.10.007. Epub 2009 Nov 27.

Abstract

The mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) is a master regulator of cell growth and division that responds to a variety of stimuli, including nutrient, energy, and growth factors. In the last years, a significant number of pieces have been added to the puzzle of how mTOR coordinates and executes its functions. Extensive research on mTOR has also uncovered a complex network of regulatory loops that impact the therapeutic approaches aimed at targeting mTOR.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Feedback, Physiological / drug effects
  • Humans
  • Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / metabolism*
  • Neoplasms / enzymology*
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors / pharmacology
  • Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / metabolism*
  • Signal Transduction* / drug effects
  • TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases

Substances

  • Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors
  • MTOR protein, human
  • Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases
  • TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases