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Regulation of B-Raf kinase activity by tuberin and Rheb is mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR)-independent.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 16 Jul 2004
Karbowniczek Magdalena, Cash Timothy, Cheung Mitchell, Robertson Gavin P, Astrinidis Aristotelis, Henske Elizabeth Petri
Abstract excerpt
Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a tumor suppressor gene syndrome with manifestations that can include seizures, mental retardation, autism, and tumors in the brain, retina, kidney, heart, and skin. The products of the TSC1 and TSC2 genes, hamartin and tuberin, respectively, heterodimerize and inhibit the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR). We found that tuberin expression increases p42/44 MAPK...
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