
Notch plays critical roles in both cell fate decisions and tumorigenesis. Notch receptor engagement initiates signaling cascades that include a phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/target of rapamycin (TOR) pathway. Mammalian TOR (mTOR) participates in two distinct biochemical complexes, mTORC1 and mTORC2, and the relationship between mTORC2 and physiological outcomes dependent on Notch signaling is unknown. In this study, we report contributions of mTORC2 to thymic T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) driven by Notch. Conditional deletion of Rictor, an essential component of mTORC2, impaired Notch-driven proliferation and differentiation of pre-T cells. Furthermore, NF-κB activity depended on the integrity of mTORC2 in thymocytes. Active Akt restored NF-κB activation, a normal rate of proliferation, and differentiation of Rictor-deficient pre-T cells. Strikingly, mTORC2 depletion lowered CCR7 expression in thymocytes and leukemic cells, accompanied by decreased tissue invasion and delayed mortality in T-ALL driven by Notch. Collectively, these findings reveal roles for mTORC2 in promoting thymic T cell development and T-ALL and indicate that mTORC2 is crucial for Notch signaling to regulate Akt and NF-κB.
Thymocytes, Receptors, Notch, Forkhead Box Protein O1, TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases, Active Transport, Cell Nucleus, NF-kappa B, Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Acetyl-Transferring Kinase, Cell Differentiation, Forkhead Transcription Factors, Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases, Precursor T-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma, Article, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Mice, Rapamycin-Insensitive Companion of mTOR Protein, Animals, Cell Lineage, Carrier Proteins, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt
Thymocytes, Receptors, Notch, Forkhead Box Protein O1, TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases, Active Transport, Cell Nucleus, NF-kappa B, Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Acetyl-Transferring Kinase, Cell Differentiation, Forkhead Transcription Factors, Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases, Precursor T-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma, Article, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Mice, Rapamycin-Insensitive Companion of mTOR Protein, Animals, Cell Lineage, Carrier Proteins, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt
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