mTORC2

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mTOR
Identifiers
SymbolMTOR
Alt. symbolsFRAP, FRAP2, FRAP1
Entrez2475
HUGO3942
OMIM601231
RefSeqNM_004958
UniProtP42345
Other data
EC number2.7.11.1
LocusChr. 1 p36
RICTOR
Identifiers
SymbolRICTOR
Entrez253260
HUGO28611
RefSeqNM_152756
Other data
LocusChr. 5 p13.1
MLST8
Identifiers
SymbolMLST8
Entrez64223
HUGO24825
OMIM612190
RefSeqNM_022372
UniProtQ9BVC4
Other data
LocusChr. 16 p13.3
MAPKAP1
Identifiers
SymbolMAPKAP1
Entrez79109
HUGO18752
OMIM610558
RefSeqNM_001006617.1
UniProtQ9BPZ7
Other data
LocusChr. 9 q34.11

mTOR Complex 2 (mTORC2) is a protein complex that regulates cellular metabolism as well as the cytoskeleton. It is defined by the interaction of mTOR and the rapamycin-insensitive companion of mTOR (RICTOR), and also includes GβL, mammalian stress-activated protein kinase interacting protein 1 (mSIN1), as well as Protor 1/2, DEPTOR, and TTI1 and TEL2.[1][2][3]

Function

mTORC2 has been shown to function as an important regulator of the cytoskeleton through its stimulation of F-actin stress fibers, paxillin, RhoA, Rac1, Cdc42, and protein kinase C α (PKCα).[2]

mTORC2 also regulates cellular proliferation and metabolism, in part through the regulation of IGF-IR, InsR, Akt/PKB and the serum-and glucocorticoid-induced protein kinase SGK. mTORC2 phosphorylates the serine/threonine protein kinase Akt/PKB at a serine residue S473 as well as serine residue S450. Phosphorylation of the serine stimulates Akt phosphorylation at a threonine T308 residue by PDK1 and leads to full Akt activation.[4][5] Curcumin inhibits both by preventing phosphorylation of the serine.[6] Moreover, mTORC2 activity has been implicated in the regulation of autophagy[7](macroautophagy[8] and chaperone mediated autophagy).[9] In addition, mTORC2 has tyrosine kinase activity and phosphorylates IGF-IR and insulin receptor at the tyrosine residues Y1131/1136 and Y1146/1151, respectively, leading to full activation of IGF-IR and InsR.[10]

Regulation

mTORC2 appears to be regulated by insulin, growth factors, serum, and nutrient levels.[1] Originally, mTORC2 was identified as a rapamycin-insensitive entity, as acute exposure to rapamycin did not affect mTORC2 activity or Akt phosphorylation.[4] However, subsequent studies have shown that, at least in some cell lines, chronic exposure to rapamycin, while not affecting pre-existing mTORC2s, promotes rapamycin inhibition of free mTOR molecules, thus inhibiting the formation of new mTORC2.[11] mTORC2 can be inhibited by chronic treatment with rapamycin in vivo, both in cancer cells and normal tissues such as the liver and adipose tissue.[12][13] Torin1 can also be used to inhibit mTORC2.[8][14]

Localization of mTORC2 in the cell has been suggested to be at the plasma membrane; however, this may be due to its association with Akt.[15]

mTORC2 activation has thought to be due to growth factors, given that it regulates the activity of Akt and PKC.[4]

mTORC2 may play a role in cancer, given its regulation of the widely studied oncogenetic Akt pathway.[12] Chronic mTORC2 activity may play a role in systemic lupus erythematosus by impairing lysosome function[16].

Rictor has been shown to be the scaffold protein for substrate binding to mTORC2.[17]

Studies using mice with tissue-specific loss of Rictor, and thus inactive mTORC2, have found that mTORC2 plays a critical role in the regulation of glucose homeostasis. Liver-specific disruption of mTORC2 through hepatic deletion of the gene Rictor leads to glucose intolerance, hepatic insulin resistance, decreased hepatic lipogenesis, and decreased male lifespan.[18][19][20][21] Adipose-specific disruption of mTORC2 through deletion of Rictor may protect from a high-fat diet in young mice,[22] but results in hepatic steatosis and insulin resistance in older mice.[23] The role of mTORC2 in skeletal muscle has taken time to uncover, but genetic loss of mTORC2/Rictor in skeletal muscle results in decreased insulin-stimulated glucose uptake, and resistance to the effects of an mTOR kinase inhibitor on insulin resistance, highlighting a critical role for mTOR in the regulation of glucose homeostasis in this tissue.[24][25][26] Loss of mTORC2/Rictor in pancreatic beta cells results in reduced beta cell mass and insulin secretion, and hyperglycemia and glucose intolerance.[27]

References

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