New insights into activation and function of the AMPK

GR Steinberg, DG Hardie - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2023 - nature.com
The classical role of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is as a cellular energy sensor
activated by falling energy status, signalled by increases in AMP to ATP and ADP to ATP …

[HTML][HTML] AMPK: restoring metabolic homeostasis over space and time

E Trefts, RJ Shaw - Molecular cell, 2021 - cell.com
The evolution of AMPK and its homologs enabled exquisite responsivity and control of
cellular energetic homeostasis. Recent work has been critical in establishing the …

[HTML][HTML] AMPK and TOR: the yin and yang of cellular nutrient sensing and growth control

A González, MN Hall, SC Lin, DG Hardie - Cell metabolism, 2020 - cell.com
The AMPK (AMP-activated protein kinase) and TOR (target-of-rapamycin) pathways are
interlinked, opposing signaling pathways involved in sensing availability of nutrients and …

[HTML][HTML] Oxidative stress gene expression, DNA methylation, and gut microbiota interaction trigger Crohn's disease: a multi-omics Mendelian randomization study

S Xu, X Li, S Zhang, C Qi, Z Zhang, R Ma, L Xiang… - BMC medicine, 2023 - Springer
Background Oxidative stress (OS) is a key pathophysiological mechanism in Crohn's
disease (CD). OS-related genes can be affected by environmental factors, intestinal …

[HTML][HTML] AMP-activated protein kinase: the current landscape for drug development

GR Steinberg, D Carling - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2019 - nature.com
Since the discovery of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) as a central regulator of energy
homeostasis, many exciting insights into its structure, regulation and physiological roles …

AMPK and autophagy

Y Li, Y Chen - Autophagy: Biology and Diseases: Basic Science, 2019 - Springer
AMPK is an evolutionarily conserved serine/threonine-protein kinase that acts as an energy
sensor in cells and plays a key role in the upregulation of catabolism and inactivation of …

AMPK: guardian of metabolism and mitochondrial homeostasis

S Herzig, RJ Shaw - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2018 - nature.com
Cells constantly adapt their metabolism to meet their energy needs and respond to nutrient
availability. Eukaryotes have evolved a very sophisticated system to sense low cellular ATP …

[HTML][HTML] AMPK: sensing glucose as well as cellular energy status

SC Lin, DG Hardie - Cell metabolism, 2018 - cell.com
Mammalian AMPK is known to be activated by falling cellular energy status, signaled by
rising AMP/ATP and ADP/ATP ratios. We review recent information about how this occurs …

[HTML][HTML] AMPK: mechanisms of cellular energy sensing and restoration of metabolic balance

D Garcia, RJ Shaw - Molecular cell, 2017 - cell.com
AMPK is a highly conserved master regulator of metabolism, which restores energy balance
during metabolic stress both at the cellular and physiological levels. The identification of …

Fructose-1, 6-bisphosphate and aldolase mediate glucose sensing by AMPK

CS Zhang, SA Hawley, Y Zong, M Li, Z Wang, A Gray… - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
The major energy source for most cells is glucose, from which ATP is generated via
glycolysis and/or oxidative metabolism. Glucose deprivation activates AMP-activated protein …