title: Role of AMP-activated protein kinase in the regulation of gene transcription.
abstract: AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is a regulator of cellular metabolism in response to changes in the energy status of the cells. AMPK was known to shut down energy-consuming pathways in response to a fall in the ATP/AMP ratio by phosphorylating key enzymes of intermediate metabolism. Here we will discuss the recent evidence implicating AMPK in the regulation of gene expression in mammals, mainly in the liver and in the pancreatic beta-cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, School of Medical Sciences, University of Bristol, University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TD, U.K. i.leclerc@bristol.ac.uk
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Leclerc
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Viollet
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: da Silva Xavier
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kahn
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Rutter
mesh_terms: D055372:AMP-Activated Protein Kinases; D000818:Animals; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D006801:Humans; D007515:Islets of Langerhans / Q000378:metabolism; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism; D009097:Multienzyme Complexes / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000378:metabolism; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D009097:Multienzyme Complexes; C071570:SNF1-related protein kinases; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D055372:AMP-Activated Protein Kinases