PMID- 19146581 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20090410 LR - 20211203 IS - 1600-0625 (Electronic) IS - 0906-6705 (Linking) VI - 18 IP - 2 DP - 2009 Feb TI - Molecular pathways involved in hair follicle tumor formation: all about mammalian target of rapamycin? PG - 185-91 LID - 10.1111/j.1600-0625.2008.00808.x [doi] AB - Hair follicle tumors show a broad range of phenotypic variability and diverse histopathological characteristics. To date, different genes and signalling cascades have been implicated in the development and growth of these tumors including the sonic hedgehog, nuclear factor kappa-B and wingless pathway. While the former three have received ample attention, little is known about the possible role of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) in trichofollicular tumorigenesis. Here, we delineate how mTOR can link the various signalling pathways, thereby proposing a unifying model for hair follicle tumor formation. FAU - van Steensel, Maurice A M AU - van Steensel MA AD - Department of Dermatology, University Medical Centre Maastricht, University Hospital Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands. mvst@sder.azm.nl FAU - van Geel, Michel AU - van Geel M FAU - Badeloe, Sadhanna AU - Badeloe S FAU - Poblete-Gutierrez, Pamela AU - Poblete-Gutierrez P FAU - Frank, Jorge AU - Frank J LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - Denmark TA - Exp Dermatol JT - Experimental dermatology JID - 9301549 RN - 0 (Hedgehog Proteins) RN - 0 (NF-kappa B) RN - 0 (Wnt Proteins) RN - EC 2.7.- (Protein Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.1.1 (MTOR protein, human) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases) SB - IM MH - Hair Follicle MH - Hedgehog Proteins/physiology MH - Humans MH - NF-kappa B/physiology MH - Protein Kinases/*physiology MH - Signal Transduction/*physiology MH - Skin Neoplasms/*physiopathology MH - TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases MH - Wnt Proteins/physiology EDAT- 2009/01/17 09:00 MHDA- 2009/04/11 09:00 CRDT- 2009/01/17 09:00 PHST- 2009/01/17 09:00 [entrez] PHST- 2009/01/17 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2009/04/11 09:00 [medline] AID - EXD808 [pii] AID - 10.1111/j.1600-0625.2008.00808.x [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Exp Dermatol. 2009 Feb;18(2):185-91. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0625.2008.00808.x.