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Muscle-specific overexpression of wild type and R225Q mutant AMP-activated protein kinase gamma3-subunit differentially regulates glycogen accumulation.
American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Sept 2006
Yu Haiyan, Hirshman Michael F, Fujii Nobuharu, Pomerleau Jason M, Peter Lauren E, Goodyear Laurie J
Abstract excerpt
AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is a heterotrimeric complex that works as an energy sensor to integrate nutritional and hormonal signals. The naturally occurring R225Q mutation in the gamma3-subunit in pigs is associated with abnormally high glycogen content in skeletal muscle. Because skeletal muscle accounts for most of the body's glucose uptake, and gamma3 is specifically expressed in skeletal muscle, it...
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