as a mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitor to study its effects on rat fibroblast mTOR complex 1 and 2 (mTORC1 & 2) signaling [1]
as an mTOR inhibitor to treat mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEF) and cumulus cells (CCs) to study its effects on reactivation of embryonic nucleoli and ribosome biogenesis [2]
as a target of rapamycin (TOR) kinase inhibitor for the treatment of Arabidopsis to study its effects against Fusarium graminearum infection [3]
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PP242 is a potent and selective mTOR inhibitor.
PP242 is a potent and selective mTOR inhibitor. PP242 is a first selective inhibitor that targets ATP domain of mTOR.
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TOR is the master regulator of growth and development that senses energy availability. Biotic stress perturbs metabolic and energy homeostasis, making TOR a good candidate to participate in the plant response. Fusarium graminearum (Fusarium) produces important losses in many crops
Current protocols in cytometry, 69, 12-12 (2014-07-06)
Autophagy is a membrane-trafficking pathway activated to deliver cytosolic material for degradation to lysosomes through a novel membrane compartment, the autophagosome. Fluorescence microscopy is the most common method used to visualize proteins inside cells, and it is widely used in
Transient inhibition of rDNA transcription in donor cells improves ribosome biogenesis and preimplantation development of embryos derived from somatic cell nuclear transfer
Biochemical and biophysical research communications, 463(3), 255-261 (2015-05-24)
Activation of quiescent hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) is the central event of liver fibrosis. The translational machinery is an optimized molecular network that affects cellular homoeostasis and diseases, whereas the role of protein translation in HSCs activation and liver fibrosis
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