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Glycogen synthase kinase-3 in insulin and Wnt signalling: a double-edged sword?
Biochemical Society transactions - 1 Nov 2004
Patel S, Doble B, Woodgett J R
Abstract excerpt
Glycogen synthase kinase-3 is an unusual protein serine/threonine kinase that, unlike most of its 500-odd relatives in the genome, is active under resting conditions and is inactivated upon cell stimulation. The two mammalian isoforms, GSK-3alpha and beta, play largely overlapping roles and have been implicated in a variety of human pathologies, including Type II diabetes, Alzheimer's disease, bipolar disorder...
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