LAMTOR3
Function
As part of the Ragulator complex it is involved in amino acid sensing and activation of mTORC1, a signaling complex promoting cell growth in response to growth factors, energy levels, and amino acids (PubMed:20381137, PubMed:22980980, PubMed:28935770, PubMed:29107538, PubMed:29123114, PubMed:29158492, PubMed:30181260). Activated by amino acids through a mechanism involving the lysosomal V-ATPase, the Ragulator plays a dual role for the small GTPases Rag (RagA/RRAGA, RagB/RRAGB, RagC/RRAGC and/or RagD/RRAGD): it (1) acts as a guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF), activating the small GTPases Rag and (2) mediates recruitment of Rag GTPases to the lysosome membrane (PubMed:22980980, PubMed:28935770, PubMed:29107538, PubMed:29123114, PubMed:29158492, PubMed:30181260). Activated Ragulator and Rag GTPases function as a scaffold recruiting mTORC1 to lysosomes where it is in turn activated (PubMed:22980980, PubMed:28935770, PubMed:29107538, PubMed:29123114, PubMed:29158492, PubMed:30181260). Adapter protein that enhances the efficiency of the MAP kinase cascade facilitating the activation of MAPK2 (By similarity).
Sequence Similarities
Belongs to the LAMTOR3 family.
Cellular localization
- Late endosome membrane
- Peripheral membrane protein
- Cytoplasmic side
- Recruited to lysosome and endosome membranes by LAMTOR1.
Alternative names
MAP2K1IP1, MAPKSP1, PRO2783, LAMTOR3, Ragulator complex protein LAMTOR3, Late endosomal/lysosomal adaptor and MAPK and MTOR activator 3, MEK-binding partner 1, Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 1-interacting protein 1, Mitogen-activated protein kinase scaffold protein 1, Mp1