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LKB1-AMPK axis revisited.
Cell research - 1 Dec 2012
Kottakis Filippos, Bardeesy Nabeel
Abstract excerpt
The LKB1 tumor suppressor encodes a serine-threonine kinase whose substrates control cell metabolism, polarity, and motility. LKB1 is a major mediator of the cellular response to energy stress via activation of the master regulator of energy homeostasis, AMPK. While mutational inactivation of LKB1 promotes the development of many types of epithelial cancer, a recent report in Nature by Jeon et al. demonstrates...
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