mTORC1 signaling pathway integrates estrogen and growth factor to coordinate vaginal epithelial cells proliferation and differentiation

Abstract The mouse vaginal epithelium cyclically exhibits cell proliferation and differentiation in response to estrogen. Estrogen acts as an activator of mTOR signaling but its role in vaginal epithelial homeostasis is unknown. We analyzed reproductive tract-specific Rptor or Rictor conditional kno...

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Main Authors: Shuo Wan, Yadong Sun, Jiamin Fu, Hongrui Song, Zhiqiang Xiao, Quanli Yang, Sanfeng Wang, Gongwang Yu, Peiran Feng, Wenkai Lv, Liang Luo, Zerong Guan, Feng Liu, Qinghua Zhou, Zhinan Yin, Meixiang Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2022-10-01
Series:Cell Death and Disease
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41419-022-05293-8