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Tuberous sclerosis and insulin resistance. Unlikely bedfellows reveal a TORrid affair.
Cell cycle (Georgetown, Tex.) - 1 Jan 2005
Shah O Jameel, Hunter Tony
Abstract excerpt
The TSC1-TSC2 tumor suppressor complex serves as an interface between insulin and nutrient signaling pathways and the cell growth machinery. Recent work has indicated that the TSC1-TSC2 complex plays a role in the pathobiology of a number of tumor predisposition syndromes, including tuberous sclerosis (TSC1/2), Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (LKB1), and Cowden's syndrome (PTEN), in which the TSC/Rheb/mTOR axis is...
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