title: The glamour and gloom of glycogen synthase kinase-3.
abstract: Glycogen synthase kinase-3 (GSK3) is now recognized as a key component of a surprisingly large number of cellular processes and diseases. Several mechanisms play a part in controlling the actions of GSK3, including phosphorylation, protein complex formation, and subcellular distribution. These are used to control and direct the far-reaching influences of GSK3 on cellular structure, growth, motility and apoptosis. Dysregulation of GSK3 is linked to several prevalent pathological conditions, such as diabetes and/or insulin resistance, and Alzheimer's disease. Therefore, much effort is currently directed towards understanding the functions and control of GSK3, and identifying methods capable of diminishing the deleterious impact of GSK3 in pathological conditions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology, Sparks Center 1057, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294-0017, USA. jope@uab.edu
authors.forename: Richard S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Jope
authors.forename: Gail V W
authors.initials: GV
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000473:pathology; D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis; D002465:Cell Movement; D002470:Cell Survival; D003921:Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / Q000201:enzymology; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000473:pathology; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic; D006006:Glycogen Synthase / Q000378:metabolism; D038362:Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D010766:Phosphorylation; D013347:Subcellular Fractions / Q000378:metabolism; D013379:Substrate Specificity
chemical_list: D006006:Glycogen Synthase; D038362:Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3