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NPRL2 (GATOR1 complex protein NPRL2) is a gene whose normal job is to hold cell growth in check. The public catalogues list it as a tumour suppressor, and it is called a cancer driver by mutation analysis of patient cohorts. Tied to Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. This dossier gathers the 0 products (0 approved), 0 trials, 0 pathways and 0 resistance routes in the corpus that involve it, with external identifiers so it can be joined to UniProt, ChEMBL, Open Targets and the rest of biology.

Biology

Catalytic component of the GATOR1 complex, a multiprotein complex that functions as an inhibitor of the amino acid-sensing branch of the mTORC1 pathway. In response to amino acid depletion, the GATOR1 complex has GTPase activating protein (GAP) activity and strongly increases GTP hydrolysis by RagA/RRAGA (or RagB/RRAGB) within heterodimeric Rag complexes, thereby turning them into their inactive GDP-bound form, releasing mTORC1 from lysosomal surface and inhibiting mTORC1 signalling. In the presence of abundant amino acids, the GATOR1 complex is ubiquitinated and inhibited by GATOR2. Within the GATOR1 complex, NPRL2 constitutes the catalytic subunit that mediates the GTPase activator activity and under methionine-sufficient conditions, the GTPase activator activity is inhibited by PRMT1 through methylation and consequently inducing timely mTORC1 activation. Suppresses Src-dependent tyrosine phosphorylation and activation of PDPK1 and its downstream signalling. Down-regulates PDPK1 kinase activity by interfering with tyrosine phosphorylation at 'Tyr-9', 'Tyr-373' and 'Tyr-376' residues. Location: Lysosome membrane (UniProt). Locus 3p21.31 (HGNC).

Where it is found
  • Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: IntOGen driver in 1 cohort (PANCREAS)
Class: tumor suppressor · Gene: NPRL2 · Facts checked 2026-09-23 · Target page

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Query for this target: (TITLE:"NPRL2" OR ABSTRACT:"NPRL2" OR TITLE:"NPR2 like, GATOR1 complex subunit" OR ABSTRACT:"NPR2 like, GATOR1 complex subunit" OR TITLE:"GATOR1 complex protein NPRL2" OR ABSTRACT:"GATOR1 complex protein NPRL2" OR TITLE:"NPR2L" OR ABSTRACT:"NPR2L" OR TITLE:"NPR2" OR ABSTRACT:"NPR2" OR TITLE:"TUSC4" OR ABSTRACT:"TUSC4") AND (cancer OR tumor OR tumour OR oncology OR carcinoma OR lymphoma OR leukemia OR leukaemia OR myeloma OR sarcoma OR melanoma OR glioma). Results are unfiltered search hits about NPRL2, not a curated reading list.

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