title: Regulation of glucose metabolism from a liver-centric perspective.
abstract: Glucose homeostasis is tightly regulated to meet the energy requirements of the vital organs and maintain an individual's health. The liver has a major role in the control of glucose homeostasis by controlling various pathways of glucose metabolism, including glycogenesis, glycogenolysis, glycolysis and gluconeogenesis. Both the acute and chronic regulation of the enzymes involved in the pathways are required for the proper functioning of these complex interwoven systems. Allosteric control by various metabolic intermediates, as well as post-translational modifications of these metabolic enzymes constitute the acute control of these pathways, and the controlled expression of the genes encoding these enzymes is critical in mediating the longer-term regulation of these metabolic pathways. Notably, several key transcription factors are shown to be involved in the control of glucose metabolism including glycolysis and gluconeogenesis in the liver. In this review, we would like to illustrate the current understanding of glucose metabolism, with an emphasis on the transcription factors and their regulators that are involved in the chronic control of glucose homeostasis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Life Sciences, College of Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul, 136-713, Korea.
authors.forename: Hye-Sook
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Han
authors.affiliation: Division of Life Sciences, College of Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul, 136-713, Korea.
authors.forename: Geon
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.affiliation: Division of Life Sciences, College of Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul, 136-713, Korea.
authors.forename: Jun Seok
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Division of Life Sciences, College of Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul, 136-713, Korea.
authors.forename: Byeong Hoon
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Division of Life Sciences, College of Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul, 136-713, Korea.
authors.forename: Seung-Hoi
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Koo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005943:Gluconeogenesis; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D006019:Glycolysis; D006706:Homeostasis; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D005947:Glucose