Toward a Molecular Definition of Leucine-Dependent mTORC1 Activation.

Cell Metab

Oncology-Rinat R&D Group, Pfizer Worldwide Research & Development, 10646 Science Center Drive/CB4, San Diego, CA 92121, USA. Electronic address:

Published: March 2016

The mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) coordinates nutrient availability with cell growth. Recent reports by Sabatini and coworkers (Saxton et al., 2016; Wolfson et al., 2016) characterize a cytoplasmic amino acid receptor that couples the binding of leucine to the activation of mTORC1.

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