Alternative Names MTOR; FRAP; FRAP1; FRAP2; RAFT1; RAPT1; Serine/threonine-protein kinase mTOR; FK506-binding protein 12-rapamycin complex-associated protein 1; FKBP12-rapamycin complex-associated protein; Mammalian target of rapamycin; mTOR; Mechanistic tar
SwissProt ID P42345
Gene ID 2475
Background An atypical kinase belonging to the PIKK family of kinases. Controls cell growth through protein synthesis regulation. Downstream of PI3K/Akt pathway and required for cell survival. Acts as the target for the cell-cycle arrest and immunosuppressive effects of the FKBP12-rapamycin complex.