Nature Communications (Feb 2018)

A small molecule inhibitor of Rheb selectively targets mTORC1 signaling

  • Sarah J. Mahoney,
  • Sridhar Narayan,
  • Lisa Molz,
  • Lauren A. Berstler,
  • Seong A. Kang,
  • George P. Vlasuk,
  • Eddine Saiah

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03035-z
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Aberrant mTORC1 signaling is linked to several chronic diseases. Here, the authors develop a small molecule inhibitor that binds the small G-protein Rheb and selectively blocks mTORC1 signaling, holding potential for therapeutic applications.