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"Here, we show that a functional TOS motif is required for 4E-BP1 to bind to raptor (a recently identified mTOR-interacting protein), for 4E-BP1 to be efficiently phosphorylated in vitro by themTOR/raptor complex, and for 4E-BP1 to be phosphorylated in vivo at all identified mTOR-regulated sites. mTOR/raptor regulated phosphorylation is necessary for 4E-BPs efficient release from the translational initiation factor eIF4E. We find that the TOS motif is absolutely required for efficient phosphorylation of 4E-BP1 at all the identified mTOR-regulated sites, namely, Thr37/46, Ser65, and Thr70 in vivo."
"PHAS-I in adipocytes and HEK293 cells is phosphorylated in the following five sites, all of which conform to a (S/T)P motif (9, 10): Thr-36, Thr-45, Ser-64, Thr-69, and Ser-82. Thr-45 and Ser-64 flank the eIF4E-binding motif (7, 8), and phosphorylation of either site blocks eIF4E binding in vitro (10, 11). Insulin stimulates the phosphorylation of Thr-36, Thr-45, Ser-64, and Thr-69 in both fat cells and HEK293 cells, and incubating cells with rapamycin decreases the phosphorylation of these sites.Immunoprecipitated epitope-tagged mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) phosphorylated Thr-36/45. mTOR also phosphorylated Thr-69 and Ser-64 but only when purified immune complexes were incubated with the activating antibody, mTAb1."
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"We propose that meiotic phosphorylation of 4E-BP1 on Ser65 and Thr70 by mTOR acts to stimulate cap-dependent translation as the oocyte proceeds though meiosis (particularly after NEBD) and that specific localization of the key cap-dependent translation regulatory factors, xref is essential for the translation of specific mRNAs at the spindle area to ensure errorless meiotic progression."
"These results indicate that arg, leu, and gln act coordinately to stimulate proliferation of ptr cells through activation of the mtor-rps6k-rps6-eif4ebp1 signal transduction pathway. Specifically as part of mtorc1, mtor directly phosphorylates the ribosomal protein s6 kinases (s6k1 and s6k2) and the eukaryotic initiation factor 4e (eif4e)-binding proteins (4e-bp1 and 4e-bp2), both of which control specific steps in the initiation of cap-dependent translation"
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"The work clarifies that phosphorylation of 4E-BP1 at Ser65 by mTOR is not required to inhibit 4E-BP1 binding to eIF4E and that rapamycin-insensitive mTOR-mediated phosphorylation at 4E-BP1 Thr46 is sufficient to inhibit 4E-BP1 binding to eIF4E. Phosphorylation at 4E-BP1 Thr37 is also shown to be rapamycin-insensitive."