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Mol Cell 2010, PMID: 20705244

Sin1-mTORC2 suppresses rag and il7r gene expression through Akt2 in B cells.

Lazorchak, Adam S; Liu, Dou; Facchinetti, Valeria; Di Lorenzo, Annarita; Sessa, William C; Schatz, David G; Su, Bing

Mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) is an important mediator of phosphoinositol-3-kinase (PI3K) signaling. PI3K signaling regulates B cell development, homeostasis, and immune responses. However, the function and molecular mechanism of mTOR-mediated PI3K signaling in B cells has not been fully elucidated. Here we show that Sin1, an essential component of mTOR complex 2 (mTORC2), regulates B cell development. Sin1 deficiency results in increased IL-7 receptor (il7r) and RAG recombinase (rag1 and rag2) gene expression, leading to enhanced pro-B cell survival and augmented V(D)J recombinase activity. We further show that Akt2 specifically mediates the Sin1-mTORC2 dependent suppression of il7r and rag gene expression in B cells by regulating FoxO1 phosphorylation. Finally, we demonstrate that the mTOR inhibitor rapamycin induces rag expression and promotes V(D)J recombination in B cells. Our study reveals that the Sin1/mTORC2-Akt2 signaling axis is a key regulator of FoxO1 transcriptional activity in B cells.

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PI3K → mTOR: " However, the function and molecular mechanism of mTOR mediated PI3K signaling in B cells has not been fully elucidated "

il7r ⊣ Akt2: " We further show that Akt2 specifically mediates the Sin1-mTORC2 dependent suppression of il7r and rag gene expression in B cells by regulating FoxO1 phosphorylation "

il7r — Sin1-mTORC2: " We further show that Akt2 specifically mediates the Sin1-mTORC2 dependent suppression of il7r and rag gene expression in B cells by regulating FoxO1 phosphorylation "

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