Ras, PI(3)K and mTOR signalling controls tumour cell growth

Reuben J. Shaw () and Lewis C. Cantley ()
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Reuben J. Shaw: Dulbecco Laboratory for Cancer Research, The Salk Institute
Lewis C. Cantley: Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Nature, 2006, vol. 441, issue 7092, 424-430

Abstract: Abstract All eukaryotic cells coordinate cell growth with the availability of nutrients in their environment. The mTOR protein kinase has emerged as a critical growth-control node, receiving stimulatory signals from Ras and phosphatidylinositol-3-OH kinase (PI(3)K) downstream from growth factors, as well as nutrient inputs in the form of amino-acid, glucose and oxygen availability. Notably, components of the Ras and PI(3)K signalling pathways are mutated in most human cancers. The preponderance of mutations in these interconnected pathways suggests that the loss of growth-control checkpoints and promotion of cell survival in nutrient-limited conditions may be an obligate event in tumorigenesis.

Date: 2006
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