Insulin/IGF and target of rapamycin signaling: a TOR de force in growth control
Copyright policy )Insulin/IGF and target of rapamycin signaling: a TOR de force in growth control
'They come in all sizes.' Apart from its origin and use in the clothing industry, this saying reflects the fact that the size of organisms spans an enormous range. Whether destined to be large or small, species grow in an organized fashion to reach their final specified size. For growth to proceed, food must be metabolized to liberate energy in the form of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and protein building blocks in the form of amino acids. One major orchestrator of this complex growth process in diverse metazoan species is the insulin/insulin-like growth factor (IGF) system. This review summarizes current studies primarily from Drosophila regarding the function of the insulin/IGF system in the control of growth.
- University of Zurich Switzerland
- Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute United States
10127alt Institute of Zoology (former), TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases, Animal Population Groups, 1307 Cell Biology, Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases, Eukaryotic Cells, 570 Life sciences; biology, 590 Animals (Zoology), Animals, Body Constitution, Drosophila Proteins, Humans, Insulin, Insulin-Like Growth Factor I, Energy Metabolism, Protein Kinases, Signal Transduction
10127alt Institute of Zoology (former), TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases, Animal Population Groups, 1307 Cell Biology, Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases, Eukaryotic Cells, 570 Life sciences; biology, 590 Animals (Zoology), Animals, Body Constitution, Drosophila Proteins, Humans, Insulin, Insulin-Like Growth Factor I, Energy Metabolism, Protein Kinases, Signal Transduction
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