Journal
ANIMAL NUTRITION
Volume 7, Issue 4, Pages 1009-1023Publisher
KEAI PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.aninu.2021.05.003
Keywords
mTORC1; Amino acids; Leucine; Mammal; Signaling pathway
Funding
- Modern Agroindustry Technology Research System of China [CARS-36]
- Taishan Scholar Project of Shandong Province
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mTORC1 integrates various signal inputs to regulate cell growth and proliferation, with amino acids having a unique pathway of modulation. Recent advances have elucidated the transmission mechanism of amino acid signals upstream of mTORC1.
The mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) integrates various types of signal inputs, such as energy, growth factors, and amino acids to regulate cell growth and proliferation mainly through the 2 direct downstream targets, eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E-binding protein 1 (4EBP1) and ribosomal protein S6 kinase 1 (S6K1). Most of the signal arms upstream of mTORC1 including energy status, stress signals, and growth factors converge on the tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) - Ras homologue enriched in brain (Rheb) axis. Amino acids, however, are distinct from other signals and modulate mTORC1 using a unique pathway. In recent years, the transmission mechanism of amino acid signals upstream of mTORC1 has been gradually elucidated, and some sensors or signal transmission pathways for individual amino acids have also been discovered. With the help of these findings, we propose a general picture of recent advances, which demonstrates that various amino acids from lysosomes, cytoplasm, and Golgi are sensed by their respective sensors. These signals converge on mTORC1 and form a huge and complicated signal network with multiple synergies, antagonisms, and feedback mechanisms. (C) 2021 Chinese Association of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine. Publishing services by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of KeAi Communications Co. Ltd.
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