PMID- 30629673 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20191022 LR - 20200309 IS - 1932-6203 (Electronic) IS - 1932-6203 (Linking) VI - 14 IP - 1 DP - 2019 TI - The Tuberin and Cyclin B1 complex functions as a novel G2/M sensor of serum conditions and Akt signaling. PG - e0210612 LID - 10.1371/journal.pone.0210612 [doi] LID - e0210612 AB - A great deal of ground breaking work has determined that the Tuberin and Hamartin Complex function as a negative regulator of protein synthesis and cell cycle progression through G1/S. This is largely attributed to the GTPase activity of Tuberin that indirectly inhibits the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR). During times of ample nutrition Tuberin is inhibited by growth factor signaling, including direct phosphorylation by Akt/PKB, allowing for activation of mTOR and subsequent protein synthesis. It is well rationalized that maintaining homeostasis requires communication between cell growth (mTOR signaling) and cell division (cell cycle regulation), however how this occurs mechanistically has not been resolved. This work demonstrates that in the presence of high serum, and/or Akt signaling, direct binding between Tuberin and the G2/M cyclin, Cyclin B1, is stabilized and the rate of mitotic entry is decreased. Importantly, we show that this results in an increase in cell size. We propose that this represents a novel cell cycle checkpoint linking mitotic onset with the nutritional status of the cell to control cell growth. FAU - Fidalgo da Silva, Elizabeth AU - Fidalgo da Silva E AD - Department of Biological Sciences, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada. FAU - Botsford, Sabrina AU - Botsford S AD - Department of Biological Sciences, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada. FAU - Dare-Shih, Jessica AU - Dare-Shih J AD - Department of Biological Sciences, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada. FAU - Hanna, Miranda A AU - Hanna MA AD - Department of Biological Sciences, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada. FAU - Porter, Lisa A AU - Porter LA AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-9234-1712 AD - Department of Biological Sciences, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada. LA - eng GR - CIHR/Canada PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20190110 PL - United States TA - PLoS One JT - PloS one JID - 101285081 RN - 0 (CCNB1 protein, human) RN - 0 (Cyclin B1) RN - 0 (Tuberous Sclerosis Complex 2 Protein) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt) SB - IM MH - Cyclin B1/*metabolism MH - *G2 Phase Cell Cycle Checkpoints MH - HEK293 Cells MH - Humans MH - *M Phase Cell Cycle Checkpoints MH - Mitosis MH - Protein Interaction Maps MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/*metabolism MH - Serum/metabolism MH - *Signal Transduction MH - Tuberous Sclerosis Complex 2 Protein/*metabolism PMC - PMC6328093 COIS- The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. EDAT- 2019/01/11 06:00 MHDA- 2019/10/23 06:00 PMCR- 2019/01/10 CRDT- 2019/01/11 06:00 PHST- 2018/05/08 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/12/30 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/01/11 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/01/11 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/10/23 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/01/10 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - PONE-D-18-13847 [pii] AID - 10.1371/journal.pone.0210612 [doi] PST - epublish SO - PLoS One. 2019 Jan 10;14(1):e0210612. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0210612. eCollection 2019.