Mechanism of action of rapamycin: new insights into the regulation of G1-phase progression in eukaryotic cells - PubMed (original) (raw)

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Mechanism of action of rapamycin: new insights into the regulation of G1-phase progression in eukaryotic cells

G J Wiederrecht et al. Prog Cell Cycle Res. 1995.

Abstract

The immunosuppressant drug, rapamycin (RAP), is a potent inhibitor of IL-2-dependent T-cell proliferation. The antiproliferative effect of RAP is mediated through the formation of an active complex with its cytosolic receptor protein, FKBP12. The molecular target of the FKBP12.RAP complex is a putative lipid kinase termed the mammalian Target Of Rapamycin (mTOR). This review will discuss recent findings suggesting that mTOR is a novel regulator of G1- to S-phase progression in eukaryotic cells.

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