Impact of mTORC1 Inhibition on Keratinocyte Proliferation During Skin Tumor Promotion in Wild-Type and BK5.AktWT Mice

    September 2013 in “ Molecular carcinogenesis ”
    Okkyung Rho, Kaoru Kiguchi, Guiyu Jiang, John DiGiovanni
    Studysummary This study found that rapamycin effectively inhibits TPA-induced keratinocyte proliferation and skin tumor promotion by targeting mTORC1 signaling in both wild-type and transgenic mice.
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