The target of rapamycin (TOR) proteins


Autoria(s): Raught, Brian; Gingras, Anne-Claude; Sonenberg, Nahum
Data(s)

19/06/2001

Resumo

Rapamycin potently inhibits downstream signaling from the target of rapamycin (TOR) proteins. These evolutionarily conserved protein kinases coordinate the balance between protein synthesis and protein degradation in response to nutrient quality and quantity. The TOR proteins regulate (i) the initiation and elongation phases of translation, (ii) ribosome biosynthesis, (iii) amino acid import, (iv) the transcription of numerous enzymes involved in multiple metabolic pathways, and (v) autophagy. Intriguingly, recent studies have also suggested that TOR signaling plays a critical role in brain development, learning, and memory formation.

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/pmc/articles/PMC34619/

/pubmed/11416184

http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.121145898

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en

Publicador

The National Academy of Sciences

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Copyright © 2001, The National Academy of Sciences

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