title: Fat rationing in dauer times.
abstract: The fundamental task of maintaining energy balance is complex when nutrient levels are plentiful, but it becomes even more challenging when nutrients are dynamic or scarce. A recent Nature report delineates a role of the AMP kinase pathway in rationing energy stores for the long-term survival of Caenorhabditis elegans dauers (Narbonne and Roy, 2009).
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA.
authors.forename: Katherine A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Cunningham
authors.forename: Kaveh
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ashrafi
mesh_terms: D055372:AMP-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D017173:Caenorhabditis elegans / Q000201:enzymology / Q000254:growth & development*; D029742:Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D007814:Larva / Q000201:enzymology; D008049:Lipase / Q000378:metabolism; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011972:Receptor, Insulin / Q000378:metabolism; D040521:Subcutaneous Tissue / Q000378:metabolism; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D029742:Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins; D005227:Fatty Acids; D014280:Triglycerides; C107483:DAF-2 protein, C elegans; D011972:Receptor, Insulin; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; C510541:AAK-2 protein, C elegans; D055372:AMP-Activated Protein Kinases; D008049:Lipase