Protein Information

Name RAPTOR
Synonyms P150 target of rapamycin (TOR) scaffold protein; RAPTOR; Regulatory associated protein of MTOR; p150 target of rapamycin (TOR) scaffold protein containing WD repeats; Regulatory associated protein of MTORs

Compound Information

Name DDT
CAS 1,1′-(2,2,2-trichloroethylidene)bis[4-chlorobenzene]

Reference List

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18833796 Garcia-Fernandez AJ, Calvo JF, Martinez-Lopez E, Maria-Mojica P, Martinez JE: Raptor ecotoxicology in Spain: a review on persistent environmental contaminants. Ambio. 2008 Sep;37(6):432-9.

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17727950 Gomara B, Gonzalez MJ, Baos R, Hiraldo F, Abad E, Rivera J, Jimenez B: Unexpected high PCB and total DDT levels in the breeding population of red kite (Milvus milvus) from Donana National Park, south-western Spain. Environ Int. 2008 Jan;34(1):73-8. Epub 2007 Aug 28.


Of the samples studied, 50% showed DDE levels above those associated with reproductive impairment in other raptor species.
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17665679 Strause KD, Zwiernik MJ, Im SH, Newsted JL, Kay DP, Bradley PW, Blankenship AL, Williams LL, Giesy JP: Plasma to egg conversion factor for evaluating polychlorinated biphenyl and DDT exposures in great horned owls and bald eagles. Environ Toxicol Chem. 2007 Jul;26(7):1399-409.


The benefits of nondestructive sampling techniques, such as plasma sampling, to directly measure contaminant exposure levels in at-risk or protected raptor populations are many.
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15306350 Ydenberg RC, Butler RW, Lank DB, Smith BD, Ireland J: Western sandpipers have altered migration tactics as peregrine falcon populations have recovered. Proc Biol Sci. 2004 Jun 22;271(1545):1263-9.


Raptor species in the Americas are recovering since restrictions on the use of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) and the implementation of conservation measures, in effect constituting a hemisphere-wide predator-reintroduction experiment, and profound effects on populations of their prey are to be expected.
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