FoxO restricts growth and differentiation of cells with elevated TORC1 activity under nutrient restriction.

TORC1, a central regulator of cell survival, growth, and metabolism, is activated in a variety of cancers. Loss of the tumor suppressors PTEN and Tsc1/2 results in hyperactivation of TORC1. Tumors caused by the loss of PTEN, but not Tsc1/2, are often malignant and have been shown to be insensitive t...

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Main Authors: Katarzyna Nowak, Avantika Gupta, Hugo Stocker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-04-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5931687?pdf=render