title: PKCs Sweeten Cell Metabolism by Phosphorylation of Glut1.
abstract: In this issue, Lee et al. (2015) show that PKC directly phosphorylates the glucose transporter Glut1, in order to promote glucose uptake in response to growth factor signaling.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Department of Immunology, Duke Molecular Physiology Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
authors.forename: Peter J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Siska
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Department of Immunology, Duke Molecular Physiology Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, USA. Electronic address: jeff.rathmell@duke.edu.
authors.forename: Jeffrey C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Rathmell
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002239:Carbohydrate Metabolism, Inborn Errors / Q000235:genetics*; D051272:Glucose Transporter Type 1 / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D009004:Monosaccharide Transport Proteins / Q000172:deficiency*; D051571:Protein Kinase C-alpha / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D051272:Glucose Transporter Type 1; D009004:Monosaccharide Transport Proteins; D051571:Protein Kinase C-alpha