Ribosome biogenesis: giant steps for a giant problem

Cell. 2004 Dec 29;119(7):901-2. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2004.12.011.

Abstract

In this issue of Cell, the Hall group describes how the rapamycin-sensitive TOR signaling network controls ribosomal protein (RP) gene expression via the Forkhead-like transcription factor FHL1 in budding yeast (Martin et al., 2004). These findings represent a crucial advance in our understanding of the mechanism by which TOR regulates ribosome biogenesis in response to environmental cues.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Forkhead Transcription Factors
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal*
  • Nuclear Proteins / metabolism*
  • Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases / metabolism*
  • Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor) / metabolism*
  • Repressor Proteins / genetics
  • Repressor Proteins / metabolism
  • Ribosomal Proteins / genetics
  • Ribosomal Proteins / metabolism
  • Ribosomes / metabolism*
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae / genetics*
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae / metabolism*
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / metabolism*
  • Transcription Factors / metabolism*

Substances

  • Forkhead Transcription Factors
  • Nuclear Proteins
  • Repressor Proteins
  • Ribosomal Proteins
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins
  • Transcription Factors
  • Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor)
  • TOR1 protein, S cerevisiae