F-box only protein 9 (FBXO9)

Substrate recognition element of a SCF (SKP1-CUL1-F- box protein) E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase complex which mediates the ubiquitination and subsequent proteasomal degradation of TTI1 and TELO2 in a CK2-dependent fashion, thereby directly regulating mTOR signaling. SCF(FBXO9) recognizes and binds mTORC1-bound TTI1 and TELO2 when they are phosphorylated by CK2 following growth factor deprivation, leading to their degradation.

By comparison, the SCF(FBXO9) does not mediate ubiquitination of TTI1 and TELO2 when they are part of the mTORC2 complex. For that reason, mTORC1 is inactivated to control cell growth and protein translation, while mTORC2 is triggered due to the aid of feedback inhibition by mTORC1.