MTOR

The protein encoded by this gene belongs to a family of phosphatidylinositol kinase-related kinases. These kinases mediate cellular responses to stresses such as DNA damage and nutrient deprivation. This kinase is a component of two distinct complexes, mTORC1, which controls protein synthesis, cell growth and proliferation, and mTORC2, which is a regulator of the actin cytoskeleton, and promotes cell survival and cell cycle progression. This protein acts as the target for the cell-cycle arrest and immunosuppressive effects of the FKBP12-rapamycin complex. Inhibitors of mTOR are used in organ transplants as immunosuppressants, and are being evaluated for their therapeutic potential in SARS-CoV-2 infections. Mutations in this gene are associated with Smith-Kingsmore syndrome and somatic focal cortical dysplasia type II. The ANGPTL7 gene is located in an intron of this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2020]

Description

Mechanistic target of rapamycin kinase

Tissue specificity

Low tissue specificity

Subcell location

Vesicles, Cytosol

Predicted location

Intracellular

Protein family

Cancer-related genes
Disease related genes
Enzymes
FDA approved drug targets
Human disease related genes
Mapped to neXtProt
Mapped to UniProt SWISS-PROT
Plasma proteins
Predicted intracellular proteins
Protein evidence (Ezkurdia et al 2014)
Protein evidence (Kim et al 2014)

Chromosome

1 (11106535 - 11262551)

Ensembl ID

ENSG00000198793  (ver. 103.38)

Orthologs

Mouse Mtor: ENSMUSG00000028991

UniProt

P42345

neXtProt

NX_P42345

Human splice variants
Mouse splice variants

Protein structure