Mechanistic target of rapamycin: integrating growth factor and nutrient signaling in the collecting duct

American Journal of Physiology. Renal Physiology
Aaron L BrownCarolyn M Ecelbarger

Abstract

The renal collecting duct and other postmacula densa sites are the primary tubular regions for fine-tuning of electrolyte homeostasis in the body. A role for the mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR), a serine-threonine kinase, has recently been appreciated in this regulation. mTOR exists in two distinct multiprotein functional complexes, i.e., mTORC1 and mTORC2. Upregulation of mTORC1, by growth factors and amino acids, is associated with cell cycle regulation and hypertrophic changes. In contrast, mTORC2 has been demonstrated to have a role in regulating Na+ and K+ reabsorptive processes, including those downstream of insulin and serum- and glucocorticoid-regulated kinase (SGK). In addition, mTORC2 can upregulate mTORC1. A number of elegant in vitro and in vivo studies using cell systems and genetically modified mice have revealed mechanisms underlying activation of the epithelial Na+ channel (ENaC) and the renal outer medullary K+ channel (ROMK) by mTORC2. Overall, mTOR in its systematic integration of phosphorylative signaling facilitates the delicate balance of whole body electrolyte homeostasis in the face of changes in metabolic status. Thus, inappropriate regulation of renal mTOR has the potential to result in electrol...Continue Reading

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