mTOR Signaling: New Insights into Cancer, Cardiovascular Diseases, Diabetes and Aging
Anindita Das, Flávio Reis
Abstract
The mechanistic/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), a member of the phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) related kinase family, integrates intracellular and environmental cues that coordinate a diverse set of cellular/tissue functions, such as cell growth, proliferation, metabolism, autophagy, apoptosis, longevity, protein/lipid/nucleotide synthesis, and tissue regeneration and repair [...].
Topics & Concepts
PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathwayDiabetes mellitusCancerSignal transductionBioinformaticsMedicineBiologyCell biologyInternal medicineEndocrinologyPI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancerMetabolism, Diabetes, and CancerSirtuins and Resveratrol in Medicine