| Term: | oligodendrocyte TOR signaling |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | oligodendrocyte |
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| Synonyms: | oligodendroglia |
| Definition: | A class of large neuroglial (macroglial) cells in the central nervous system. Form the insulating myelin sheath of axons in the central nervous system. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009076] |
| Name: | TOR signaling |
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| Synonyms: | target of rapamycin signaling pathway, target of rapamycin signalling pathway, TOR signal transduction, TOR signaling cascade, TOR signaling pathway, TOR signalling pathway |
| Definition: | The series of molecular signals mediated by TOR (Target of rapamycin) proteins, members of the phosphoinositide (PI) 3-kinase related kinase (PIKK) family that act as serine/threonine kinases in response to nutrient availability or growth factors. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0031929] QuickGO AmiGO |