title: Regulation of the TSC pathway by LKB1: evidence of a molecular link between tuberous sclerosis complex and Peutz-Jeghers syndrome.
abstract: Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) and Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS) are dominantly inherited benign tumor syndromes that share striking histopathological similarities. Here we show that LKB1, the gene mutated in PJS, acts as a tumor suppressor by activating TSC2, the gene mutated in TSC. Like TSC2, LKB1 inhibits the phosphorylation of the key translational regulators S6K and 4EBP1. Furthermore, we show that LKB1 activates TSC2 through the AMP-dependent protein kinase (AMPK), indicating that LKB1 plays a role in cell growth regulation in response to cellular energy levels. Our results suggest that PJS and other benign tumor syndromes could be caused by dysregulation of the TSC2/mTOR pathway.
authors.affiliation: Life Sciences Institute, Department of Biological Chemistry, and Institute of Gerontology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA.
authors.forename: Michael N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Corradetti
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Inoki
authors.forename: Nabeel
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bardeesy
authors.forename: Ronald A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: DePinho
authors.forename: Kun-Liang
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Guan
mesh_terms: D000091162:AMP-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases; D055372:AMP-Activated Protein Kinases; D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D000818:Animals; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003847:Deoxyglucose / Q000494:pharmacology; D039642:Eukaryotic Initiation Factors; D005347:Fibroblasts; D016147:Genes, Tumor Suppressor; D006367:HeLa Cells / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D009097:Multienzyme Complexes / Q000378:metabolism; D009154:Mutation; D010580:Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D010750:Phosphoproteins / Q000378:metabolism; D010766:Phosphorylation; D011494:Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D034622:RNA Interference; D012097:Repressor Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D019893:Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction; D058570:TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases; D014402:Tuberous Sclerosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D000077005:Tuberous Sclerosis Complex 2 Protein; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins
chemical_list: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; C087000:EIF4EBP1 protein, human; C499527:Eif4ebp1 protein, mouse; D039642:Eukaryotic Initiation Factors; D009097:Multienzyme Complexes; D010750:Phosphoproteins; D012097:Repressor Proteins; C000624653:TSC2 protein, human; C000624654:Tsc2 protein, mouse; D000077005:Tuberous Sclerosis Complex 2 Protein; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins; D003847:Deoxyglucose; D011494:Protein Kinases; C546842:MTOR protein, human; C546843:mTOR protein, mouse; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D019893:Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases; C109790:STK11 protein, human; C491654:Stk11 protein, mouse; D058570:TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases; D000091162:AMP-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases; D055372:AMP-Activated Protein Kinases