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ArticlebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2026

Multiple mTOR RNA localization signals regulate subcellular protein synthesis and axonal growth.

Nitzan Samra, Pabitra K Sahoo, Agostina Di-Pizio, Courtney N Buchanan, Nataliya Okladnikov, Ofri Abraham, Shifra Ben-Dor, Rebecca Haffner-Krausz, Ida Rishal, Jeffery L Twiss and 1 more

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Article in bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Transcriptomics Insights into Spinal Cord Injury for Therapy Development.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Nitzan SamraDepartments of Biomolecular Sciences and Molecular Neuroscience, Weizmann Institute of Science; Rehovot, Israel.
Pabitra K SahooDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina; Columbia, SC, U.S.A.
Agostina Di-PizioDepartments of Biomolecular Sciences and Molecular Neuroscience, Weizmann Institute of Science; Rehovot, Israel.
Courtney N BuchananDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina; Columbia, SC, U.S.A.
Nataliya OkladnikovDepartments of Biomolecular Sciences and Molecular Neuroscience, Weizmann Institute of Science; Rehovot, Israel.
Ofri AbrahamDepartments of Biomolecular Sciences and Molecular Neuroscience, Weizmann Institute of Science; Rehovot, Israel.
Shifra Ben-DorBioinformatics Unit, Life Sciences Core Facilities, Weizmann Institute of Science; Rehovot, Israel.
Rebecca Haffner-KrauszDepartment of Veterinary Resources, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.
Ida RishalDepartments of Biomolecular Sciences and Molecular Neuroscience, Weizmann Institute of Science; Rehovot, Israel.
Jeffery L TwissDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina; Columbia, SC, U.S.A.ORCID 0000-0001-7875-6682
Mike FainzilberDepartments of Biomolecular Sciences and Molecular Neuroscience, Weizmann Institute of Science; Rehovot, Israel.

Funding

Role of Stress Granule Protein Aggregation in Axon RegenerationR01NS117821 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA · PI TWISS, JEFFERY L · 2020 to 2024
$2.8M
NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS117821
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Subcellular localization of mTOR is thought to be key for regulating cell size and growth, but the relative contributions of mRNA versus protein localization are unclear. We used reporter mRNA localization assays to identify two distinct mTOR Localizing Sequences (MLS) in its 5'UTR, in addition to the localization activity already reported for the 3'UTR. Gene-edited mice with deletion of both 5'UTR MLS are mTOR hypomorphs with reduced body weight and brain size. In contrast, a mouse line lacking the second 5'UTR MLS and the 3'UTR retains near normal overall mTOR expression levels with specific subcellular perturbation of mTOR localization to neuronal axons. This subcellular mTOR deficit affects axonal local protein synthesis and neuronal growth. Thus, mTOR transcripts are localized by multiple UTR sequences, and subcellular localization of mTOR mRNA regulates local protein synthesis and neuronal growth.

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cell growthlocal translationmTOR UTRneuron growthprotein synthesisRNA localization

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PMID41929100
PMCPMC13041794

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