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The AMPK signalling pathway coordinates cell growth, autophagy and metabolism

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Mihaylova, Maria M., Shaw, Reuben J.·2011·Nature Cell Biology

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One of the central regulators of cellular and organismal metabolism in eukaryotes is AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), which is activated when intracellular ATP production decreases. AMPK has critical roles in regulating growth and reprogramming metabolism, and has recently been connected to cellular processes such as autophagy and cell polarity. Here we review a number of recent breakthroughs in the mechanistic understanding of AMPK function, focusing on a number of newly identified downstream effectors of AMPK.

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  • To increase ATP availability, the cells increase the catabolism of energy stores, such as fatty acids, and the biosynthesis of costly fatty acids and ergosterol is decreased.

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    The “Core AMPK complex Components and Upstream Activators” section (page unavailable) says AMPK responds to low energy by promoting ATP-generating catabolic pathways and inhibiting anabolic pathways. “Control of Metabolism via Transcription and Direct effects on Metabolic Enzymes” (page unavailable) discusses fatty-acid oxidation and regulation of fatty-acid and sterol synthesis, but does not specifically identify ergosterol or establish its reduced synthesis in the cells described by the claim. (LLM, conf=0.85)

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Authors
Mihaylova, M. M., & Shaw, R. J.
Affiliations
Salk Institute for Biological Studies (US)
Corresponding author
Shaw, Reuben J.
Venue
Nature Cell Biology
Published
2011-09
Volume
13
Issue
9
Pages
1016-1023
ISSN
  • 1465-7392 (ISSN-L)
  • 1476-4679
OpenAlex
W2079580613
Cited by
2,923
References
134
Citations by year
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FWCI
10.39
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Nature Cell Biology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute
  • American Diabetes Association
  • American Cancer Society
  • Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Cancer Institute (P01CA120964)
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (R01DK080425)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Autophagy in Disease and Therapy
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancer
Keywords
AMPK, AMPK signaling, autophagy, cell growth, cellular metabolism, metabolic reprogramming, cell polarity, downstream effectors, ATP depletion
MeSH terms
Animals, Autophagy, Humans, Models, Biological, Signal Transduction, Cell Polarity, Protein Subunits, Cell Proliferation, AMP-Activated Protein Kinases, Eukaryota

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