title: Dynamic balancing: DEPTOR tips the scales.
abstract: The mammalian target of rapamycin, mTOR, is a key node in cellular regulation: its dysregulation is important in a number of disease states, including various cancers. A recent study identifies a new partner and regulator of mTOR, which can alter the balance of signaling downstream of mTOR and appears to be important in certain cancers, such as multiple myelomas.
authors.affiliation: School of Biological Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton SO16 7PX, UK. c.g.proud@soton.ac.uk
authors.forename: Christopher G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Proud
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D006801:Humans; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D008954:Models, Biological; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000378:metabolism; D011485:Protein Binding; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D051057:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction; D058570:TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; C546842:MTOR protein, human; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D051057:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt; D058570:TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases