The GLUT4 Glucose Transporter

Obesity is associated with macrophage accumulation in adipose tissue

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Phosphorylation and regulation of Akt/PKB by the rictor-mTOR complex

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Insulin signalling and the regulation of glucose and lipid metabolism

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MCP-1 contributes to macrophage infiltration into adipose tissue, insulin resistance, and hepatic steatosis in obesity

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Serum retinol binding protein 4 contributes to insulin resistance in obesity and type 2 diabetes

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Calmodulin-dependent protein kinase kinase-β is an alternative upstream kinase for AMP-activated protein kinase

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LKB1 is a master kinase that activates 13 kinases of the AMPK subfamily, including MARK/PAR‐1

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Retinol-Binding Protein 4 and Insulin Resistance in Lean, Obese, and Diabetic Subjects

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Expression of a Constitutively Active Akt Ser/Thr Kinase in 3T3-L1 Adipocytes Stimulates Glucose Uptake and Glucose Transporter 4 Translocation

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Glucose transporters (GLUT and SGLT): expanded families of sugar transport proteins

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Etiology of Insulin Resistance

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Targeted disruption of the glucose transporter 4 selectively in muscle causes insulin resistance and glucose intolerance

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Knockout of the α2 but Not α1 5′-AMP-activated Protein Kinase Isoform Abolishes 5-Aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide-1-β-4-ribofuranosidebut Not Contraction-induced Glucose Uptake in Skeletal Muscle

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PKC-θ knockout mice are protected from fat-induced insulin resistance

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Functional inactivation of the IGF-I and insulin receptors in skeletal muscle causes type 2 diabetes

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AMPK integrates nutrient and hormonal signals to regulate food intake and energy balance through effects in the hypothalamus and peripheral tissues

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Distinct Signals Regulate AS160 Phosphorylation in Response to Insulin, AICAR, and Contraction in Mouse Skeletal Muscle

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Contraction signaling to glucose transport in skeletal muscle

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Increased Phosphorylation of Akt Substrate of 160 kDa (AS160) in Rat Skeletal Muscle in Response to Insulin or Contractile Activity

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Glycogen-Dependent Effects of 5-Aminoimidazole-4-Carboxamide (AICA)-Riboside on AMP-Activated Protein Kinase and Glycogen Synthase Activities in RatSkeletal Muscle

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Use of a novel impermeable biotinylated photolabeling reagent to assess insulin- and hypoxia-stimulated cell surface GLUT4 content in skeletal muscle from type 2 diabetic patients

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Glucose toxicity and the development of diabetes in mice with muscle-specific inactivation of GLUT4

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Skeletal Muscle-Selective Knockout of LKB1 Increases Insulin Sensitivity, Improves Glucose Homeostasis, and Decreases TRB3

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AMP-activated Protein Kinase α2 Activity Is Not Essential for Contraction- and Hyperosmolarity-induced Glucose Transport in Skeletal Muscle

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Mechanisms of Insulin Action and Insulin Resistance

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Fiber Types in Mammalian Skeletal Muscles

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The PI3K Pathway in Human Disease

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Exercise, GLUT4, and skeletal muscle glucose uptake

Richter, E. A., & Hargreaves, M. (2013) · Physiological Reviews · doi:10.1152/physrev.00038.2012 · Cited by 1,407

The SLC2 (GLUT) family of membrane transporters

Mueckler, M., & Thorens, B. (2013) · Molecular Aspects of Medicine · doi:10.1016/j.mam.2012.07.001 · Cited by 1,328