Nutritional control via Tor signaling in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

John R. Rohde, Robert Bastidas, Rekha Puria, Maria E. Cardenas

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Abstract

The yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae senses and responds to nutrients by adapting its growth rate and undergoing morphogenic transitions to ensure survival. The Tor pathway is a major integrator of nutrient-derived signals that in coordination with other signaling pathways orchestrates cell growth. Recent advances have identified novel Tor kinase substrates and established the protein trafficking membranous network and the nucleus as platforms for Tor signaling. These and other recent findings delineate distinct signaling branches emanating from membrane-associated Tor complexes to control cell growth.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)153-160
Number of pages8
JournalCurrent Opinion in Microbiology
Volume11
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2008
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
We thank Joseph Heitman for critical reading of the manuscript and members of Mike Tyers Laboratory for discussions. This work was supported by R01 CA114107 from the National Cancer Institute (to Maria E Cardenas).

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Microbiology
  • Microbiology (medical)
  • Infectious Diseases

PubMed: MeSH publication types

  • Journal Article
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Review

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