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 …

Lipogenesis inhibitors: therapeutic opportunities and challenges

B Batchuluun, SL Pinkosky, GR Steinberg - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2022 - nature.com
Fatty acids are essential for survival, acting as bioenergetic substrates, structural
components and signalling molecules. Given their vital role, cells have evolved mechanisms …

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 …

Fasting-mimicking diet and hormone therapy induce breast cancer regression

I Caffa, V Spagnolo, C Vernieri, F Valdemarin… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Approximately 75% of all breast cancers express the oestrogen and/or progesterone
receptors. Endocrine therapy is usually effective in these hormone-receptor-positive …

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 …

Metabolic orchestration of cell death by AMPK-mediated phosphorylation of RIPK1

T Zhang, D Xu, E Trefts, M Lv, H Inuzuka, G Song… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Adenosine monophosphate–activated protein kinase (AMPK) activity is stimulated to
promote metabolic adaptation upon energy stress. However, sustained metabolic stress may …

Mechanisms for modulating anoikis resistance in cancer and the relevance of metabolic reprogramming

FO Adeshakin, AO Adeshakin, LO Afolabi, D Yan… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The attachment of cells to the extracellular matrix (ECM) is the hallmark of structure–function
stability and well-being. ECM detachment in localized tumors precedes abnormal …

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 …

AKT/PKB signaling: navigating the network

BD Manning, A Toker - Cell, 2017 - cell.com
The Ser and Thr kinase AKT, also known as protein kinase B (PKB), was discovered 25
years ago and has been the focus of tens of thousands of studies in diverse fields of biology …

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 …