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The low glucose levels caused by caloric restriction induce an activation of the protein AMPK (adenosine monophosphate-activated by protein kinase). It simultaneously causes activation of the tuberin complex that causes an indirect inhibition of the mTOR molecular complex by the Rheb protein (homologous Ras protein-enriched brain), a direct activator of mTOR.
