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Brendan D. Manning

Brendan D. Manning

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
72
Citations
49282
World Ranking
6099
National Ranking
2868

Overview

Brendan D. Manning is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States, where their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as well as Medicine. Within these disciplines, their focus narrows to several subfields including Molecular Biology, Physiology, Cell Biology, Cancer Research, and Immunology.

Their recent scholarly contributions feature a selection of papers published between 2020 and 2022 that address various biochemical and cellular processes, often related to cancer biology and cellular metabolism. Notable publications include:

  • The mTORC1-mediated activation of ATF4 promotes protein and glutathione synthesis downstream of growth signals, 2021, eLife
  • Cancer Signaling Drives Cancer Metabolism: AKT and the Warburg Effect, 2021, Cancer Research
  • Purine nucleotide depletion prompts cell migration by stimulating the serine synthesis pathway, 2022, Nature Communications
  • mTORC1 regulates a lysosome-dependent adaptive shift in intracellular lipid species, 2022, Nature Metabolism
  • IMPDH inhibitors for antitumor therapy in tuberous sclerosis complex, 2020, JCI Insight

The scientist's research topics cover a range of areas within cancer biology and metabolism, including:

  • PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancer
  • Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Research
  • Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Mast cells and histamine
  • Extracellular vesicles in disease
  • Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism

Frequent collaborators contributing to their work include Margaret E. Torrence, John M. Asara, Krystle C. Kalafut, Yann Cormerais, and Usha Menon, suggesting sustained research partnerships across multiple publications.

Their work has appeared repeatedly in a variety of publication venues, indicating a broad dissemination of research findings. Key venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cancer Research
  • Cell Reports
  • UNC Libraries
  • iScience

Best Publications

  • AKT/PKB signaling: navigating downstream.

    Brendan D. Manning;Lewis C. Cantley

  • AKT/PKB Signaling: Navigating the Network

    Brendan D. Manning;Alex Toker

  • Activation of a Metabolic Gene Regulatory Network Downstream of mTOR Complex 1

    Katrin Düvel;Jessica L. Yecies;Suchithra Menon;Pichai Raman

  • Identification of the tuberous sclerosis complex-2 tumor suppressor gene product tuberin as a target of the phosphoinositide 3-kinase/akt pathway.

    Brendan D Manning;Brendan D Manning;Andrew R Tee;M.Nicole Logsdon;John Blenis

  • Targeting the PI3K-Akt pathway in human cancer : Rationale and promise

    Ji Luo;Brendan D. Manning;Lewis C. Cantley

  • Regulation of mTOR function in response to hypoxia by REDD1 and the TSC1/TSC2 tumor suppressor complex

    James Brugarolas;Kui Lei;Rebecca L. Hurley;Brendan D. Manning

  • Tuberous sclerosis complex gene products, Tuberin and Hamartin, control mTOR signaling by acting as a GTPase-activating protein complex toward Rheb.

    Andrew R Tee;Brendan D Manning;Brendan D Manning;Philippe P Roux;Lewis C Cantley;Lewis C Cantley

  • The PI3K–AKT network at the interface of oncogenic signalling and cancer metabolism

    Gerta Hoxhaj;Brendan D. Manning

  • The TSC1-TSC2 complex: a molecular switchboard controlling cell growth.

    Jingxiang Huang;Brendan D. Manning

  • The LKB1 tumor suppressor negatively regulates mTOR signaling

    Reuben J Shaw;Nabeel Bardeesy;Brendan D Manning;Lyle Lopez

  • Tuberous sclerosis complex-1 and -2 gene products function together to inhibit mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR)-mediated downstream signaling.

    Andrew R. Tee;Diane C. Fingar;Brendan D. Manning;David J. Kwiatkowski

  • A complex interplay between Akt, TSC2 and the two mTOR complexes

    Jingxiang Huang;Brendan D. Manning

  • Spatial Control of the TSC Complex Integrates Insulin and Nutrient Regulation of mTORC1 at the Lysosome

    Suchithra Menon;Christian C. Dibble;George Talbott;Gerta Hoxhaj

  • Selective VPS34 inhibitor blocks autophagy and uncovers a role for NCOA4 in ferritin degradation and iron homeostasis in vivo

    William E. Dowdle;Beat Nyfeler;Jane Nagel;Robert A. Elling

  • Signal integration by mTORC1 coordinates nutrient input with biosynthetic output

    Christian C. Dibble;Brendan D. Manning

  • Stimulation of de Novo Pyrimidine Synthesis by Growth Signaling Through mTOR and S6K1

    Issam Ben-Sahra;Jessica J. Howell;John M. Asara;Brendan D. Manning

  • mTORC1 induces purine synthesis through control of the mitochondrial tetrahydrofolate cycle.

    Issam Ben-Sahra;Gerta Hoxhaj;Stéphane J. H. Ricoult;John M. Asara

  • TBC1D7 Is a Third Subunit of the TSC1-TSC2 Complex Upstream of mTORC1

    Christian C. Dibble;Winfried Elis;Suchithra Menon;Wei Qin;Wei Qin

  • Akt Stimulates Hepatic SREBP1c and Lipogenesis through Parallel mTORC1-Dependent and Independent Pathways

    Jessica L. Yecies;Hui H. Zhang;Suchithra Menon;Sihao Liu

  • The TSC1-TSC2 Complex Is Required for Proper Activation of mTOR Complex 2

    Jingxiang Huang;Christian C. Dibble;Mika Matsuzaki;Brendan D. Manning

Frequent Co-Authors

John M. Asara
John M. Asara Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Lewis C. Cantley
Lewis C. Cantley Harvard University
David J. Kwiatkowski
David J. Kwiatkowski Brigham and Women's Hospital
Elizabeth P. Henske
Elizabeth P. Henske Harvard Medical School
Reuben J. Shaw
Reuben J. Shaw Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Norbert Perrimon
Norbert Perrimon Harvard University
John Blenis
John Blenis Cornell University
Gökhan S. Hotamisligil
Gökhan S. Hotamisligil Harvard University
Clary B. Clish
Clary B. Clish Broad Institute
Michael Snyder
Michael Snyder Stanford University

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