PMID- 14578359 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20040303 LR - 20211203 IS - 0021-9258 (Print) IS - 0021-9258 (Linking) VI - 279 IP - 1 DP - 2004 Jan 2 TI - FKBP12-rapamycin-associated protein or mammalian target of rapamycin (FRAP/mTOR) localization in the endoplasmic reticulum and the Golgi apparatus. PG - 772-8 AB - FKBP12-rapamycin-associated protein (FRAP) or mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) and its effector proteins form a critical signaling pathway that regulates eukaryotic cell growth and proliferation. Although the protein components in this pathway have begun to be identified, little is known about their subcellular localization or the physiological significance of their localization. By immunofluorescence, we find that both endogenous and recombinant FRAP/mTOR proteins show localization predominantly in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and the Golgi apparatus. Consistent with this finding, FRAP/mTOR is cofractionated with calnexin, an ER marker protein. Biochemical characterization suggests that FRAP/mTOR is a peripheral ER/Golgi protein with tight membrane association. Finally, we have identified domains of FRAP/mTOR which may mediate its association with the ER and the Golgi apparatus. FAU - Drenan, Ryan M AU - Drenan RM AD - Molecular Cell Biology Graduate Program, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA. FAU - Liu, Xiangyu AU - Liu X FAU - Bertram, Paula G AU - Bertram PG FAU - Zheng, X F Steven AU - Zheng XF LA - eng GR - R01CA099004/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - R01CA77668/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - R01GM62817/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. DEP - 20031024 PL - United States TA - J Biol Chem JT - The Journal of biological chemistry JID - 2985121R RN - 0 (Carrier Proteins) RN - 0 (Recombinant Proteins) RN - EC 2.7.- (Protein Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.1.- (Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor)) RN - EC 2.7.1.1 (MTOR protein, human) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases) RN - EC 5.2.1.- (Tacrolimus Binding Protein 1A) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - *Carrier Proteins MH - Endoplasmic Reticulum/*physiology MH - Golgi Apparatus/*physiology MH - HeLa Cells MH - Humans MH - Mammals MH - Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor)/analysis/*physiology MH - Protein Kinases/analysis/*physiology MH - Recombinant Proteins/analysis/metabolism MH - TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases MH - Tacrolimus Binding Protein 1A/analysis/*physiology MH - Transfection EDAT- 2003/10/28 05:00 MHDA- 2004/03/05 05:00 CRDT- 2003/10/28 05:00 PHST- 2003/10/28 05:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2004/03/05 05:00 [medline] PHST- 2003/10/28 05:00 [entrez] AID - S0021-9258(18)52872-6 [pii] AID - 10.1074/jbc.M305912200 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Biol Chem. 2004 Jan 2;279(1):772-8. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M305912200. Epub 2003 Oct 24.