The mTOR pathway controls cell proliferation by regulating the FoxO3a transcription factor via SGK1 kinase.
The mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) functions as a component of two large complexes, mTORC1 and mTORC2, which play crucial roles in regulating cell growth and homeostasis. However, the molecular mechanisms by which mTOR controls cell proliferation remain elusive. Here we show that the FoxO3a...
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| author | Shunsuke Mori Shigeyuki Nada Hironobu Kimura Shoji Tajima Yusuke Takahashi Ayaka Kitamura Chitose Oneyama Masato Okada |
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| description | The mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) functions as a component of two large complexes, mTORC1 and mTORC2, which play crucial roles in regulating cell growth and homeostasis. However, the molecular mechanisms by which mTOR controls cell proliferation remain elusive. Here we show that the FoxO3a transcription factor is coordinately regulated by mTORC1 and mTORC2, and plays a crucial role in controlling cell proliferation. To dissect mTOR signaling, mTORC1 was specifically inactivated by depleting p18, an essential anchor of mTORC1 on lysosomes. mTORC1 inactivation caused a marked retardation of cell proliferation, which was associated with upregulation of cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors (CDKIs). Although Akt was activated by mTORC1 inactivation, FoxO3a was upregulated via an epigenetic mechanism and hypophosphorylated at Ser314, which resulted in its nuclear accumulation. Consistently, mTORC1 inactivation induced downregulation of serum- and glucocorticoid-inducible kinase 1 (SGK1), the kinase responsible for Ser314 phosphorylation. Expression of FoxO3a mutated at Ser314 suppressed cell proliferation by inducing CDKI expression. SGK1 overexpression suppressed CDKI expression in p18-deficient cells, whereas SGK1 knockdown induced CDKI expression in wild-type cells, resulting in the suppression of cell proliferation. These results suggest that mTORC1, in coordination with mTORC2, controls cell proliferation by regulating FoxO3a gene expression and SGK1-mediated phosphorylation of FoxO3a at Ser314. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fcaa4ba4730f4236a3a5ef76b55ee5bc2022-12-21T18:51:06ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032014-01-0192e8889110.1371/journal.pone.0088891The mTOR pathway controls cell proliferation by regulating the FoxO3a transcription factor via SGK1 kinase.Shunsuke MoriShigeyuki NadaHironobu KimuraShoji TajimaYusuke TakahashiAyaka KitamuraChitose OneyamaMasato OkadaThe mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) functions as a component of two large complexes, mTORC1 and mTORC2, which play crucial roles in regulating cell growth and homeostasis. However, the molecular mechanisms by which mTOR controls cell proliferation remain elusive. Here we show that the FoxO3a transcription factor is coordinately regulated by mTORC1 and mTORC2, and plays a crucial role in controlling cell proliferation. To dissect mTOR signaling, mTORC1 was specifically inactivated by depleting p18, an essential anchor of mTORC1 on lysosomes. mTORC1 inactivation caused a marked retardation of cell proliferation, which was associated with upregulation of cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors (CDKIs). Although Akt was activated by mTORC1 inactivation, FoxO3a was upregulated via an epigenetic mechanism and hypophosphorylated at Ser314, which resulted in its nuclear accumulation. Consistently, mTORC1 inactivation induced downregulation of serum- and glucocorticoid-inducible kinase 1 (SGK1), the kinase responsible for Ser314 phosphorylation. Expression of FoxO3a mutated at Ser314 suppressed cell proliferation by inducing CDKI expression. SGK1 overexpression suppressed CDKI expression in p18-deficient cells, whereas SGK1 knockdown induced CDKI expression in wild-type cells, resulting in the suppression of cell proliferation. These results suggest that mTORC1, in coordination with mTORC2, controls cell proliferation by regulating FoxO3a gene expression and SGK1-mediated phosphorylation of FoxO3a at Ser314.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3928304?pdf=render |
| spellingShingle | Shunsuke Mori Shigeyuki Nada Hironobu Kimura Shoji Tajima Yusuke Takahashi Ayaka Kitamura Chitose Oneyama Masato Okada The mTOR pathway controls cell proliferation by regulating the FoxO3a transcription factor via SGK1 kinase. PLoS ONE |
| title | The mTOR pathway controls cell proliferation by regulating the FoxO3a transcription factor via SGK1 kinase. |
| title_full | The mTOR pathway controls cell proliferation by regulating the FoxO3a transcription factor via SGK1 kinase. |
| title_fullStr | The mTOR pathway controls cell proliferation by regulating the FoxO3a transcription factor via SGK1 kinase. |
| title_full_unstemmed | The mTOR pathway controls cell proliferation by regulating the FoxO3a transcription factor via SGK1 kinase. |
| title_short | The mTOR pathway controls cell proliferation by regulating the FoxO3a transcription factor via SGK1 kinase. |
| title_sort | mtor pathway controls cell proliferation by regulating the foxo3a transcription factor via sgk1 kinase |
| url | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3928304?pdf=render |
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