Article
AMP-activated protein kinase: a key regulator of energy balance with many roles in human disease.
Journal of internal medicine - 1 Dec 2014
Grahame Hardie D
Abstract excerpt
The AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is a sensor of cellular energy status that regulates cellular and whole-body energy balance. A recently reported crystal structure has illuminated the complex regulatory mechanisms by which AMP and ADP cause activation of AMPK, involving phosphorylation by the upstream kinase LKB1. Once activated by falling cellular energy status, AMPK activates catabolic pathways that...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
