The drug blocks the activity of a protein known as mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), which promotes proliferation through the activation of proteins such as S6 kinase. Although the mTOR ...
The mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) protein, a member of the phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)-related protein kinase (PIKK) family, has a central role in two growth-regulatory pathways that have ...
The second mTOR complex, mTORC2, contains mTOR, mLST8, and several unique proteins, including rictor (rapamycin-insensitive companion of mTOR). Rapamycin and its analogues do not bind directly to ...
Rapamycin, which was first developed as an immune suppressant but is showing some promise for its anti-ageing effects, also targets the mTOR pathway. In another experiment, the researchers exposed ...