Regulation of the SREBP transcription factors by mTORC1

Caroline A Lewis1, Beatrice Griffiths, Claudio R Santos

  • 1Gene Expression Analysis Laboratory, Cancer Research UK London Research Institute, 44 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3LY, UK.

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