Metabolic functions of AMPK: Aspects of structure and of natural mutations in the regulatory gamma subunits

IUBMB Life

Volumn 62, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 739-745

  Moffat, Cynthia ^a   Harper, Mary Ellen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

AMP activated protein kinase; glycogen; heart; mitochondria; muscle fatigue; PRKAG2; PRKAG3; skeletal muscle

Indexed keywords

FUEL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE KINASE;

CELL STRESS; FATIGUE; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HEART FUNCTION; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TARGETING; REVIEW; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; AMP-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; ANIMALS; ENERGY METABOLISM; GLUCOSE METABOLISM DISORDERS; GLYCOGEN; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MULTIENZYME COMPLEXES; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUTATION; MYOCARDIUM; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 79951963800     PISSN: 15216543     EISSN: 15216551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/iub.387     Document Type: Review

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