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A model illustrating the signaling cascades leading to an increase in protein synthesis. PI 3-kinase, Akt, and FRAP/mTOR are downstream effectors of growth factor receptors that lead to phosphorylation of the 4E-BPs, and subsequent activation of eIF4E. For details see Discussion.
