Ben-Sahra Lab

Northwestern University at Chicago

BIOCHEMISTRY

Chicago · United States

NIH-funded
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NIH R01 · 2024

Control of RNA methylation by growth signals through the mTORC1 pathway

SUMMARY The mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) senses and integrates diverse environmental signals to control energy and nutrient-consuming biosynthetic processes, such as protein, lipid, and nucleotide synthesis. mTORC1 stimulates anabolic cell growth through posttranslational and transcriptional mechanisms leading to increased macromolecule synthesis a prerequisite to augment cellular biomass priming cells for growth and division. In many diseases, the prominence of mTORC1 signaling reinforces the importance of considering targeting mTORC1 signaling in several diseases including neurodegenerative disorders, diabetes, tumor syndromes, and aging. However, direct mTORC1…

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