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LKB1 and AMPK maintain epithelial cell polarity under energetic stress.
The Journal of cell biology - 7 May 2007
Mirouse Vincent, Swick Lance L, Kazgan Nevzat, St Johnston Daniel, Brenman Jay E
Abstract excerpt
LKB1 is mutated in both familial and spontaneous tumors, and acts as a master kinase that activates the PAR-1 polarity kinase and the adenosine 5'monophosphate-activated kinase (AMPK). This has led to the hypothesis that LKB1 acts as a tumor suppressor because it is required to maintain cell pola...
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