Phosphorylation of the TOR ATP binding domain by AGC kinase constitutes a novel mode of TOR inhibition

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 203, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 595-604

  Hálová, Lenka ^a   Du, Wei ^a   Kirkham, Sara ^a   Smith, Duncan L ^b   Petersen, Janni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGC KINASE; MAMMALIAN TARGET OF RAPAMYCIN; NITROGEN; PROTEIN KINASE; TARGET OF RAPAMYCIN KINASE; THREONINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE ARREST; CELL CYCLE G1 PHASE; CELL CYCLE PROGRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STARVATION; STRESS;

EID: 84890130657     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: 15408140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201305103     Document Type: Article

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