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Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Protein 2-Independent Activation of mTORC1 by Human Cytomegalovirus pUL38
14 May 2015
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UNLABELLED: The mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) controls cell growth and anabolic metabolism and is a critical host factor activated by human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) for successful infection. The multifunctional HCMV protein pUL38 previously has been reported to activate mTORC1 by binding to and antagonizing tuberous sclerosis complex protein 2 (TSC2) (J. N. Moorman et al., Cell Host Microbe...
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