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ArticleeLife2021

Regulation of human mTOR complexes by DEPTOR.

Matthias Wälchli, Karolin Berneiser, Francesca Mangia, Stefan Imseng, Louise-Marie Craigie, Edward Stuttfeld, Michael N Hall, Timm Maier

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Article in eLife, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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23citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Matthias WälchliBiozentrum, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-9354-3079
Karolin BerneiserBiozentrum, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-0963-8559
Francesca MangiaBiozentrum, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-5430-397X
Stefan ImsengBiozentrum, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-0248-0795
Louise-Marie CraigieBiozentrum, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Edward StuttfeldBiozentrum, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-3932-9076
Michael N HallBiozentrum, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-2998-0757
Timm MaierBiozentrum, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-7459-1363
University of Basel · CH

Funding

Swiss National Science Foundation 141735
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The vertebrate-specific DEP domain-containing mTOR interacting protein (DEPTOR), an oncoprotein or tumor suppressor, has important roles in metabolism, immunity, and cancer. It is the only protein that binds and regulates both complexes of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), a central regulator of cell growth. Biochemical analysis and cryo-EM reconstructions of DEPTOR bound to human mTOR complex 1 (mTORC1) and mTORC2 reveal that both structured regions of DEPTOR, the PDZ domain and the DEP domain tandem (DEPt), are involved in mTOR interaction. The PDZ domain binds tightly with mildly activating effect, but then acts as an anchor for DEPt association that allosterically suppresses mTOR activation. The binding interfaces of the PDZ domain and DEPt also support further regulation by other signaling pathways. A separate, substrate-like mode of interaction for DEPTOR phosphorylation by mTOR complexes rationalizes inhibition of non-stimulated mTOR activity at higher DEPTOR concentrations. The multifaceted interplay between DEPTOR and mTOR provides a basis for understanding the divergent roles of DEPTOR in physiology and opens new routes for targeting the mTOR-DEPTOR interaction in disease.

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AnimalsCell LineCryoelectron MicroscopyCrystallography, X-RayGene Expression RegulationHumansIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMothsProtein DomainsTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesDEPTOR protein, humanIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMTOR protein, humanTOR Serine-Threonine Kinasescancercryo-EMDEPTORhumanmetabolismmolecular biophysicsmTORsignalingstructural biology

Identifiers

PMID34519268
PMCPMC8439649
OpenAlexW3199144177

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