mTOR Signaling Pathway BioCarta

**Semantic type:** Functional Concept

**Definition:** A signal transduction pathway described by the BioCarta database, where exposure of cells to nutrients, growth factors and other mitogens activate signaling through binding to various cell surface receptors and ultimately lead to the activation of serine/threonine-protein kinase mTOR. This pathway plays a role in transcriptional regulation of a number of genes involved in cellular growth and survival.

**Synonyms:** - mTOR Signaling Pathway - mTOR Signaling Pathway