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Regulation of mTOR Signaling Pathway by Small G Proteins

  • KE Danxia ,
  • YIN Yulong
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  • Observation and Experiment Station of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science in South Central, Ministry of Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Agro-Ecological Processes in Subtropical Region, Hunan Provincial Engineering Research Center for Healthy Livestock and Poultry Production, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha 410125, China

Received date: 2013-02-18

  Online published: 2013-07-15

Abstract

mTOR is an important signal regulatory moleculor that regulates mRNA translation in cells by phosphorylation, and participates in the transport of membrane proteins, protein degradation, protein kinase C signal transduction and ribosome biogenesis, et al. A diverse group of small G proteins including Rheb, Rag, RalA, Rac1 and Rab5 play a variety of roles in the regulation of mTOR signaling pathway. For example, while Rheb binds to and activates mTOR directly, Rag and Rac1 mediate its localization, RalA activates it indirectly by the production of phosphatidic acid, and Rab5 regulates its activition and localization. Here, we review recent findings on the regulation of the mTOR signaling pathway by a variety of small G protein family members.

Cite this article

KE Danxia , YIN Yulong . Regulation of mTOR Signaling Pathway by Small G Proteins[J]. Chinese Journal of Animal Nutrition, 2013 , 25(8) : 1663 -1670 . DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-267x.2013.08.001

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