Research Perspective Volume 5, Issue 7 pp 490—494

M(o)TOR of aging: MTOR as a universal molecular hypothalamus

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Figure 1. MTOR-dependent geroconversion to senescence.

When cell cycle is arrested, MTOR drives geroconversion, leading to cellular hypertrophy, hyperfunction, loss replicative/regenerative potential and resistance to signals such as insulin.