PMID- 25402640 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20150713 LR - 20211203 IS - 1422-0067 (Electronic) IS - 1422-0067 (Linking) VI - 15 IP - 11 DP - 2014 Nov 13 TI - Current models of mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) activation by growth factors and amino acids. PG - 20753-69 LID - 10.3390/ijms151120753 [doi] AB - Mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), which is now referred to as mechanistic target of rapamycin, integrates many signals, including those from growth factors, energy status, stress, and amino acids, to regulate cell growth and proliferation, protein synthesis, protein degradation, and other physiological and biochemical processes. The mTOR-Rheb-TSC-TBC complex co-localizes to the lysosome and the phosphorylation of TSC-TBC effects the dissociation of the complex from the lysosome and activates Rheb. GTP-bound Rheb potentiates the catalytic activity of mTORC1. Under conditions with growth factors and amino acids, v-ATPase, Ragulator, Rag GTPase, Rheb, hVps34, PLD1, and PA have important but disparate effects on mTORC1 activation. In this review, we introduce five models of mTORC1 activation by growth factors and amino acids to provide a comprehensive theoretical foundation for future research. FAU - Zheng, Xu AU - Zheng X AD - College of Life Sciences, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China. dong2186@163.com. FAU - Liang, Yan AU - Liang Y AD - College of Life Sciences, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China. xixils@163.com. FAU - He, Qiburi AU - He Q AD - College of Life Sciences, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China. qbr2010@126.com. FAU - Yao, Ruiyuan AU - Yao R AD - College of Life Sciences, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China. 18647808043@163.com. FAU - Bao, Wenlei AU - Bao W AD - College of Life Sciences, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China. bwlnhm@sina.com. FAU - Bao, Lili AU - Bao L AD - College of Life Sciences, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China. baolili1203@126.com. FAU - Wang, Yanfeng AU - Wang Y AD - College of Life Sciences, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China. wangyf@life.imu.edu.cn. FAU - Wang, Zhigang AU - Wang Z AD - College of Life Sciences, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China. lswzg@imu.edu.cn. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Review DEP - 20141113 PL - Switzerland TA - Int J Mol Sci JT - International journal of molecular sciences JID - 101092791 RN - 0 (Amino Acids) RN - 0 (Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins) RN - 0 (Multiprotein Complexes) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases) SB - IM MH - Amino Acids/*metabolism MH - Animals MH - Enzyme Activation MH - Humans MH - Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins/*metabolism MH - Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1 MH - Models, Biological MH - Multiprotein Complexes/*metabolism MH - *Signal Transduction MH - TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases/*metabolism PMC - PMC4264194 EDAT- 2014/11/18 06:00 MHDA- 2015/07/15 06:00 PMCR- 2014/11/01 CRDT- 2014/11/18 06:00 PHST- 2014/09/04 00:00 [received] PHST- 2014/09/24 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2014/10/29 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2014/11/18 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/11/18 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/07/15 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2014/11/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - ijms151120753 [pii] AID - ijms-15-20753 [pii] AID - 10.3390/ijms151120753 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Int J Mol Sci. 2014 Nov 13;15(11):20753-69. doi: 10.3390/ijms151120753.