CASTORing New Light on Amino Acid Sensing

The activation state of mTORC1, a master regulator of cell growth, is particularly sensitive to changes in the intracellular levels of the amino acid arginine, but the sensing mechanisms are poorly understood. In this issue of Cell, Chantranupong et al. identify CASTOR1 as a direct arginine sensor t...

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Published inCell Vol. 165; no. 1; pp. 15 - 17
Main Authors Hallett, James E. Hughes, Manning, Brendan D.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 24.03.2016
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Amino Acids - metabolism
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Summary:The activation state of mTORC1, a master regulator of cell growth, is particularly sensitive to changes in the intracellular levels of the amino acid arginine, but the sensing mechanisms are poorly understood. In this issue of Cell, Chantranupong et al. identify CASTOR1 as a direct arginine sensor that acts through the GATOR2 complex to regulate mTORC1. The activation state of mTORC1, a master regulator of cell growth, is particularly sensitive to changes in the intracellular levels of the amino acid arginine, but the sensing mechanisms are poorly understood. In this issue of Cell, Chantranupong et al. identify CASTOR1 as a direct arginine sensor that acts through the GATOR2 complex to regulate mTORC1.
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ISSN:0092-8674
1097-4172
DOI:10.1016/j.cell.2016.03.002