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Yasemin Sancak

Researcher at Harvard University

Publications -  40
Citations -  15164

Yasemin Sancak is an academic researcher from Harvard University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Uniporter & Mitochondrion. The author has an hindex of 24, co-authored 31 publications receiving 13473 citations. Previous affiliations of Yasemin Sancak include Broad Institute & University of Göttingen.

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The Rag GTPases Bind Raptor and Mediate Amino Acid Signaling to mTORC1

TL;DR: It is found that the Rag proteins—a family of four related small guanosine triphosphatases (GTPases)—interact with mTORC1 in an amino acid–sensitive manner and are necessary for the activation of the m TORC1 pathway by amino acids.
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Ragulator-Rag complex targets mTORC1 to the lysosomal surface and is necessary for its activation by amino acids

TL;DR: It is shown that amino acids induce the movement of m TORC1 to lysosomal membranes, where the Rag proteins reside, and Rag-Ragulator-mediated translocation of mTORC1 is the key event in amino acid signaling to mtorC1.
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mTORC1 Senses Lysosomal Amino Acids Through an Inside-Out Mechanism That Requires the Vacuolar H+-ATPase

TL;DR: In this article, the v-ATPase engages in extensive amino acid-sensitive interactions with the Ragulator, a scaffolding complex that anchors the Rag GTPases to the lysosome.

mTORC1 Senses Lysosomal Amino Acids Through an Inside-Out Mechanism That Requires the Vacuolar H+-ATPase

TL;DR: The v-ATPase is identified as a component of the mTOR pathway and a lysosome-associated machinery for amino acid sensing is delineated, suggesting that amino acid signaling begins within the lysOSomal lumen.