Abstract
Cellular growth signals stimulate anabolic processes. The mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) is a protein kinase that senses growth signals to regulate anabolic growth and proliferation. Activation of mTORC1 led to the acute stimulation of metabolic flux through the de novo pyrimidine synthesis pathway. mTORC1 signaling posttranslationally regulated this metabolic pathway via its downstream target ribosomal protein S6 kinase 1 (S6K1), which directly phosphorylates S1859 on CAD (carbamoyl-phosphate synthetase 2, aspartate transcarbamoylase, dihydroorotase), the enzyme that catalyzes the first three steps of de novo pyrimidine synthesis. Growth signaling through mTORC1 thus stimulates the production of new nucleotides to accommodate an increase in RNA and DNA synthesis needed for ribosome biogenesis and anabolic growth.
Publication types
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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3T3-L1 Cells
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Animals
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Aspartate Carbamoyltransferase / metabolism*
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Carbamoyl-Phosphate Synthase (Glutamine-Hydrolyzing) / metabolism*
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Dihydroorotase / metabolism*
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HeLa Cells
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Humans
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Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1
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Mice
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Multiprotein Complexes / metabolism*
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Pyrimidines / biosynthesis*
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Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases / metabolism*
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Signal Transduction
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TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases / metabolism*
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Tuberous Sclerosis Complex 2 Protein
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Tumor Suppressor Proteins / genetics
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Tumor Suppressor Proteins / metabolism
Substances
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CAD trifunctional enzyme
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Multiprotein Complexes
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Pyrimidines
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Tuberous Sclerosis Complex 2 Protein
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Tumor Suppressor Proteins
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Aspartate Carbamoyltransferase
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Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1
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Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases
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TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases
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Dihydroorotase
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Carbamoyl-Phosphate Synthase (Glutamine-Hydrolyzing)
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pyrimidine