Macroautophagy is a multistep, vacuolar, degradation pathway terminating in the lysosomal compartment, and it is of fundamental importance in tissue homeostasis. In this review, we consider macroautophagy in the light...Macroautophagy is a multistep, vacuolar, degradation pathway terminating in the lysosomal compartment, and it is of fundamental importance in tissue homeostasis. In this review, we consider macroautophagy in the light of recent advances in our understanding of the formation of autophagosomes, which are double-membrane-bound vacuoles that sequester cytoplasmic cargos and deliver them to lysosomes. In most cases, this final step is preceded by a maturation step during which autophagosomes interact with the endocytic pathway. The discovery of AuTophaGyrelated genes has greatly increased our knowledge about the mechanism responsible for antophagosome formation, and there has also been progress in the understanding of molecular aspects of autophagosome maturation. Finally, the regulation of autophagy is now better understood because of the discovery that the activity of Atg complexes is targeted by protein kinases, and owing to the importance of nuclear regulation via transcription factors in regulating the expression of autophagy genes.展开更多
哺乳动物的雷帕霉素靶(mammalian target of rapamycin,mTOR)是一种非典型丝氨酸/苏氨酸蛋白激酶,可整合细胞外信号,磷酸化下游靶蛋白核糖体p70S6激酶,如S6K1及4E-BP1,影响基因转录与蛋白质翻译,从而参与调控细胞生长、增殖等过程。mTO...哺乳动物的雷帕霉素靶(mammalian target of rapamycin,mTOR)是一种非典型丝氨酸/苏氨酸蛋白激酶,可整合细胞外信号,磷酸化下游靶蛋白核糖体p70S6激酶,如S6K1及4E-BP1,影响基因转录与蛋白质翻译,从而参与调控细胞生长、增殖等过程。mTOR的生物学功能的多样性,使其成为当今生物学研究的焦点之一。mTOR与蛋白质合成、免疫、细胞运动及代谢、细胞凋亡及自噬等均有联系。展开更多
文摘Macroautophagy is a multistep, vacuolar, degradation pathway terminating in the lysosomal compartment, and it is of fundamental importance in tissue homeostasis. In this review, we consider macroautophagy in the light of recent advances in our understanding of the formation of autophagosomes, which are double-membrane-bound vacuoles that sequester cytoplasmic cargos and deliver them to lysosomes. In most cases, this final step is preceded by a maturation step during which autophagosomes interact with the endocytic pathway. The discovery of AuTophaGyrelated genes has greatly increased our knowledge about the mechanism responsible for antophagosome formation, and there has also been progress in the understanding of molecular aspects of autophagosome maturation. Finally, the regulation of autophagy is now better understood because of the discovery that the activity of Atg complexes is targeted by protein kinases, and owing to the importance of nuclear regulation via transcription factors in regulating the expression of autophagy genes.
文摘哺乳动物的雷帕霉素靶(mammalian target of rapamycin,mTOR)是一种非典型丝氨酸/苏氨酸蛋白激酶,可整合细胞外信号,磷酸化下游靶蛋白核糖体p70S6激酶,如S6K1及4E-BP1,影响基因转录与蛋白质翻译,从而参与调控细胞生长、增殖等过程。mTOR的生物学功能的多样性,使其成为当今生物学研究的焦点之一。mTOR与蛋白质合成、免疫、细胞运动及代谢、细胞凋亡及自噬等均有联系。
