PMID- 35625542 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220531 LR - 20220716 IS - 2218-273X (Electronic) IS - 2218-273X (Linking) VI - 12 IP - 5 DP - 2022 Apr 21 TI - Roles of mTOR in the Regulation of Pancreatic beta-Cell Mass and Insulin Secretion. LID - 10.3390/biom12050614 [doi] LID - 614 AB - Pancreatic beta-cells are the only type of cells that can control glycemic levels via insulin secretion. Thus, to explore the mechanisms underlying pancreatic beta-cell failure, many reports have clarified the roles of important molecules, such as the mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR), which is a central regulator of metabolic and nutrient cues. Studies have uncovered the roles of mTOR in the function of beta-cells and the progression of diabetes, and they suggest that mTOR has both positive and negative effects on pancreatic beta-cells in the development of diabetes. FAU - Asahara, Shun-Ichiro AU - Asahara SI AD - Division of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe 6500017, Japan. FAU - Inoue, Hiroyuki AU - Inoue H AD - Division of Medical Chemistry, Department of Metabolism and Diseases, Kobe University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Kobe 6540142, Japan. FAU - Watanabe, Hitoshi AU - Watanabe H AD - Department of Medicine, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA. AD - Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA. FAU - Kido, Yoshiaki AU - Kido Y AD - Division of Medical Chemistry, Department of Metabolism and Diseases, Kobe University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Kobe 6540142, Japan. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Review DEP - 20220421 PL - Switzerland TA - Biomolecules JT - Biomolecules JID - 101596414 RN - EC 2.7.1.1 (MTOR protein, human) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases) RN - W36ZG6FT64 (Sirolimus) SB - IM MH - *Diabetes Mellitus/metabolism MH - Humans MH - Insulin Secretion MH - *Insulin-Secreting Cells/metabolism MH - Sirolimus/metabolism MH - TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases/metabolism PMC - PMC9138643 OTO - NOTNLM OT - ER stress OT - autophagy OT - insulin secretion OT - mTOR OT - pancreatic beta-cell COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2022/05/29 06:00 MHDA- 2022/06/01 06:00 PMCR- 2022/04/21 CRDT- 2022/05/28 01:06 PHST- 2022/03/02 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/03/28 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/03/29 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/05/28 01:06 [entrez] PHST- 2022/05/29 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/06/01 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/04/21 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - biom12050614 [pii] AID - biomolecules-12-00614 [pii] AID - 10.3390/biom12050614 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Biomolecules. 2022 Apr 21;12(5):614. doi: 10.3390/biom12050614.