mTOR signaling in the differentiation and function of regulatory and effector T cells

Publication date: June 2017
Source:Current Opinion in Immunology, Volume 46
Author(s): Hu Zeng, Hongbo Chi
The mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling pathway integrates environmental signals and cellular metabolism to regulate T cell development, activation and differentiation. Recent studies reveal the importance of exquisite control of mTOR activity for proper T cell function, and detailed molecular mechanisms that regulate mTOR signaling in different T cell subsets. Here, we review the latest advances in our understanding of the mTOR pathway and its regulation in the differentiation and function of regulatory T cells and effector T cells.



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