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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 153-160 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Current Opinion in Microbiology |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Apr 2008 |
Externally published | Yes |
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