Three of the molecules that enhanced the growth-suppressing effects of rapamycin in yeast were also found to induce autophagy by themseles in mammalian cells independent of the action of rapamycin.

• 在酵母中三个分子可以增强雷帕霉素对酵母的生长抑制，他们三个分子都可以诱导哺乳动物细胞自我吞噬，且不依赖于雷帕霉素。