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Kinase-active AKT activates MTOR. 7 / 7
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"growth factors, cytokines and other signalling molecules stimulate HIF-1a synthesis via activation of the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) or mitogen- activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathways (FIG. 1)."

"Modified assertion"

"The mechanism involves the ability of this integrin to stimulate the phosphorylation and inactivation of 4E-binding protein (4E-BP1), a translational repressor that inhibits the function of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E (eIF-4E). The regulation of 4E-BP1 phosphorylation by alpha 6 beta 4 derives from the ability of this integrin to activate the PI-3K-Akt pathway and, consequently, the rapamycin-sensitive kinase mTOR that can phosphorylate 4E-BP1."

"Modified assertion"

"Modified assertion"

"mechanical strain of HASM induced a significant increase in hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha (HIF-1alpha) mRNA and protein, a transcription factor required for VEGF gene transcription; and 5) mechanical strain of HASM induced HIF-1alpha/VEGF through dual phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) and ERK pathways."

"Akt suppresses TSC1/2, leading to the activation of mTOR."