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Hexokinase-II positively regulates glucose starvation-induced autophagy through TORC1 inhibition.
Molecular cell - 20 Feb 2014
Roberts David J, Tan-Sah Valerie P, Ding Eric Y, Smith Jeffery M, Miyamoto Shigeki
Abstract excerpt
Hexokinase-II (HK-II) catalyzes the first step of glycolysis and also functions as a protective molecule; however, its role in protective autophagy has not been determined. Results showed that inhibition of HK-II diminished, while overexpression of HK-II potentiated, autophagy induced by glucose deprivation in cardiomyocyte and noncardiomyocyte cells. Immunoprecipitation studies revealed that HK-II binds to and...
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