A complex interplay between Akt, TSC2 and the two mTOR complexes.
A complex interplay between Akt, TSC2 and the two mTOR complexes.
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DOI:
10.1042/bst0370217
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发表时间:
2009-02
影响因子:
3.9
通讯作者:
Manning BD
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作者:
Huang J;Manning BD
Akt/PKB both regulates and is regulated by the TSC1-TSC2 complex. Downstream of phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K), Akt directly phosphorylates TSC2 on multiple sites. While the molecular mechanism is not well understood, these phosphorylation events relieve the inhibitory effects of the TSC1-TSC2 complex on Rheb and mTOR complex 1 (mTORC1), thereby activating mTORC1 in response to growth factors. Through negative feedback mechanisms, mTORC1 activity inhibits growth factor stimulation of PI3K. This is particularly evident in cells and tumors lacking the TSC1-TSC2 complex, where Akt signalling is severely attenuated due, at least in part, to constitutive activation of mTORC1. An additional level of complexity in the relationship between Akt and the TSC1-TSC2 complex has recently been uncovered. The growth factor-stimulated kinase activity of mTOR complex 2 (mTORC2 or the mTOR-Rictor complex), which normally enhances Akt signalling by phosphorylating its hydrophobic motif (Ser473), was found to be defective in cells lacking the TSC1-TSC2 complex. This effect on mTORC2 can be separated from the inhibitory effects of the TSC1-TSC2 complex on Rheb and mTORC1. This review discusses our current understanding of the increasingly complex functional interactions between Akt, the TSC1-TSC2 complex and mTOR, which are fundamentally important players in a large variety of human diseases.