An Amino Acid Shuffle Activates mTORC1

被引:52
作者
Cohen, Adiel [1 ]
Hall, Michael N. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Basel, Biozentrum, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
关键词
RAG GTPASES;
D O I
10.1016/j.cell.2009.01.021
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
070307 [化学生物学]; 071010 [生物化学与分子生物学];
摘要
The mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1), which promotes cell growth, is regulated by specific nutrients such as the amino acid leucine. In this issue, Nicklin et al. (2009) describe a mechanism by which glutamine facilitates the uptake of leucine, leading to mTORC1 activation.
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页码:399 / 401
页数:3
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