title: mTOR complexes in neurodevelopmental and neuropsychiatric disorders.
abstract: The mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) acts as a highly conserved signaling "hub" that integrates neuronal activity and a variety of synaptic inputs. mTOR is found in two functionally distinct complexes, mTORC1 and mTORC2, that crucially control long-term synaptic efficacy and memory storage. Dysregulation of mTOR signaling is associated with neurodevelopmental and neuropsychiatric disorders. In this Review, we describe the most recent advances in studies of mTOR signaling in the brain and the possible mechanisms underlying the many different functions of the mTOR complexes in neurological diseases. In addition, we discuss the medical relevance of these findings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Mauro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Costa-Mattioli
authors.forename: Lisa M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Monteggia
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism*; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D058570:TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: C546842:MTOR protein, human; D058570:TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases