F1000Prime Rep. 2014 Jul 08;6:52. doi: 10.12703/P6-52. eCollection 2014.
F1000prime reports
Rosa Puertollano
PMID: 25184042 PMCID: PMC4108950 DOI: 10.12703/P6-52
Lysosomes are key cellular organelles that play a crucial role in catabolism by degrading extracellular and intracellular material. It is, therefore, very intriguing that mTORC1 (mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1), a major promoter of anabolic processes, localizes in its active form to the surface of lysosomes. In recent years, many exciting observations have revealed a tightly regulated crosstalk between mTORC1 activity and lysosomal function. These findings highlight the complex regulatory network that modulates energy metabolism in cells.