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Mammalian target of rapamycin: master regulator of cell growth in the nervous system.
Histology and histopathology - 1 Aug 2007
Sandsmark D K, Pelletier C, Weber J D, Gutmann D H
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The mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) is a highly conserved serine/threonine protein kinase that regulates a number of diverse biologic processes important for cell growth and proliferation, including ribosomal biogenesis and protein translation. In this regard, hyperactivation of the mTOR signaling pathway has been demonstrated in numerous human cancers, including a number of inherited cancer syndromes in...
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