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- Title
Regulation and function of mTOR signalling in T cell fate decisions.
- Authors
Chi, Hongbo
- Abstract
The evolutionarily conserved kinase mTOR (mammalian target of rapamycin) couples cell growth and metabolism to environmental inputs in eukaryotes. T cells depend on mTOR signalling to integrate immune signals and metabolic cues for their proper maintenance and activation. Under steady-state conditions, mTOR is actively controlled by multiple inhibitory mechanisms, and this enforces normal T cell homeostasis. Antigen recognition by naive CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cells triggers mTOR activation, which in turn programmes the differentiation of these cells into functionally distinct lineages. This Review focuses on the signalling mechanisms of mTOR in T cell homeostatic and functional fates, and discusses the therapeutic implications of targeting mTOR in T cells.
- Publication
Nature reviews. Immunology, 2012, Vol 12, Issue 5, p325
- ISSN
1474-1741
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1038/nri3198