Structures and Functions of the Human GATOR1 Complex

Overview

Journal Subcell Biochem

Publisher Springer

Specialty Biochemistry

Date 2024 Jul 4

PMID 38963491

Authors

Ilina Ivanova

Kuang Shen

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Abstract

Eukaryotic cells coordinate available nutrients with their growth through the mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) pathway, in which numerous evolutionarily conserved protein complexes survey and transmit nutrient inputs toward mTORC1. mTORC1 integrates these inputs and activates downstream anabolic or catabolic programs that are in tune with cellular needs, effectively maintaining metabolic homeostasis. The GAP activity toward Rags-1 (GATOR1) protein complex is a critical negative regulator of the mTORC1 pathway and, in the absence of amino acid inputs, is activated to turn off mTORC1 signaling. GATOR1-mediated inhibition of mTORC1 signaling is tightly regulated by an ensemble of protein complexes that antagonize or promote its activity in response to the cellular nutrient environment. Structural, biochemical, and biophysical studies of the GATOR1 complex and its interactors have advanced our understanding of how it regulates cellular metabolism when amino acids are limited. Here, we review the current research with a focus on GATOR1 structure, its enzymatic mechanism, and the growing group of proteins that regulate its activity. Finally, we discuss the implication of GATOR1 dysregulation in physiology and human diseases.

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