title: Atypical protein kinase C in glucose metabolism.
abstract: Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a multigenic disease with evident genetic predisposition, and complex pathogenesis in which environmental and genetic factors interact. The disorder of body utilization glucose is a crucial reason for causing diabetes. Atypical PKCs, belonging to Ser/Thr protein kinase, have many important biological functions in vivo, and may be involved in the pathogenesis of diabetes mellitus. APKCs participate in glucose metabolism by regulating glucose transport and absorption, glycogen synthesis, and insulin secretion. The exact mechanism by which aPKCs participate in glucose metabolism remains unclear. So far, the clarification of which will be helpful for the prevention and cure of type 2 diabetes.
authors.affiliation: National Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and School of Basic Medicine Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, China.
authors.forename: Xiao-Jun
authors.initials: XJ
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Ai-Bin
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Yong-Sheng
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Fu-De
authors.initials: FD
authors.lastname: Fang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001692:Biological Transport / Q000502:physiology; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D000078790:Insulin Secretion; D007515:Islets of Langerhans / Q000378:metabolism; D008954:Models, Biological; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin; C115015:PKC-3 protein; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D005947:Glucose