Target Of Rapamycin
Key Facts
Abbreviation
TOR
Pronunciation
/ˈtɑːrgət ʌv ˈræpəmʌsɪn/
Category
Medical
Related Field
Laboratory
Examples in Context
- The target of rapamycin proteins regulate various cellular processes including autophagy, which may play a protective role in certain neurodegenerative and infectious diseases.
- Mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitors in the treatment of malignancy after organ transplantation
- The research, reported in the journal Cell Reports, involved blocking key molecules that affect the action of insulin and a nutrient signalling pathway called Target of Rapamycin ( TOR ).
- Functional Characterization of Genes Related to Target of Rapamycin ( TOR ) Signaling in Candida Albicans and Saccharomyces Cerevisiae
- Several of the genes that the scientists identified as being involved in aging are also connected to a key nutrient response pathway known as known as the Target of Rapamycin, or TOR.
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