MTOR

MTOR
Term	MTOR
Short definition	mTOR - A protein that helps control multiple cell functions, including cell division and survival, and binds to rapamycin and other drugs. mTOR can be more active in some types of cancer cells than in normal cells.
Type	Cancer terms
Specialty	Oncology
Language	English
Source	NCI
Comments

mTOR - A protein that helps control multiple cell functions, including cell division and survival, and binds to rapamycin and other drugs. mTOR can be more active in some types of cancer cells than in normal cells. Blocking mTOR can cause cancer cells to die. It's a type of serine/threonine protein kinase. Also referred to as mammalian target of rapamycin and mechanistic target of rapamycin

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