2008
The mammalian target of rapamycin complex 2 controls folding and stability of Akt and protein kinase C
Facchinetti V, Ouyang W, Wei H, Soto N, Lazorchak A, Gould C, Lowry C, Newton AC, Mao Y, Miao RQ, Sessa WC, Qin J, Zhang P, Su B, Jacinto E. The mammalian target of rapamycin complex 2 controls folding and stability of Akt and protein kinase C. The EMBO Journal 2008, 27: 1932-1943. PMID: 18566586, PMCID: PMC2486276, DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2008.120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTarget of rapamycinProtein kinase CTOR complex 1Functions of TORRapamycin-sensitive TOR complex 1Site phosphorylationKinase CTurn motif siteProtein synthesisStability of AktConventional protein kinase CTORC2 functionTOR functionTOR pathwayPhosphorylation of AktHM siteKinase domainProtein foldingMotif sitesProteasome degradationNovel functionBasic residuesMammalian targetPhosphorylationAkt
2006
SIN1/MIP1 Maintains rictor-mTOR Complex Integrity and Regulates Akt Phosphorylation and Substrate Specificity
Jacinto E, Facchinetti V, Liu D, Soto N, Wei S, Jung SY, Huang Q, Qin J, Su B. SIN1/MIP1 Maintains rictor-mTOR Complex Integrity and Regulates Akt Phosphorylation and Substrate Specificity. Cell 2006, 127: 125-137. PMID: 16962653, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2006.08.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAnimalsCarrier ProteinsCells, CulturedFibroblastsForkhead Box Protein O1Forkhead Box Protein O3Forkhead Transcription FactorsGene SilencingHumansMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMultiprotein ComplexesPhosphoproteinsPhosphorylationProtein KinasesProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktRapamycin-Insensitive Companion of mTOR ProteinRegulatory-Associated Protein of mTORSignal TransductionSubstrate SpecificityThreonineTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesTranscription FactorsConceptsAkt Ser473 phosphorylationAkt targetsSer473 phosphorylationAkt/PKB Ser473 phosphorylationPKB Ser473 phosphorylationRecent biochemical studiesTORC2 functionTORC1 functionHydrophobic motifProtein complexesRaptor-mTORMTOR functionActivation loopPhosphorylation sitesAkt functionSubstrate specificityComplex integrityS6KRegulatory mechanismsCell survivalPhosphorylationMammalian targetPhysiological importanceAkt phosphorylationBiochemical studies
2005
Identification of MEKK2/3 serine phosphorylation site targeted by the Toll‐like receptor and stress pathways
Zhang D, Facchinetti V, Wang X, Huang Q, Qin J, Su B. Identification of MEKK2/3 serine phosphorylation site targeted by the Toll‐like receptor and stress pathways. The EMBO Journal 2005, 25: 97-107. PMID: 16362041, PMCID: PMC1356356, DOI: 10.1038/sj.emboj.7600913.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAntibodies, Phospho-SpecificCytokinesEnzyme ActivationInterleukin-6LigandsLipopolysaccharidesMAP Kinase Kinase Kinase 2MAP Kinase Kinase Kinase 3Molecular Sequence DataMutationPhosphoamino AcidsPhosphorylationProtein Kinase InhibitorsSerineTNF Receptor-Associated Factor 6Toll-Like Receptor 4Toll-Like ReceptorsConceptsPhosphorylation sitesSerine phosphorylationMitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase (MAP3K) familyMolecular mechanismsProtein kinase kinase kinase familyToll-like receptorsStress pathwaysRegulatory phosphorylation sitesSerine phosphorylation sitesCellular stress responseCellular stress pathwaysNovel molecular mechanismDifferent cellular responsesKey adaptor moleculeMEKK3 phosphorylationRegulatory serineKinase familyAdaptor moleculeStress responseCellular responsesK activationMAPK agonistsPhosphorylationMEKK2Pathway