AMPK: a key regulator of energy stress and calcium-induced autophagy

R Saikia, J Joseph - Journal of Molecular Medicine, 2021 - Springer
Autophagy is a well-known cell-survival strategy orchestrated by a conserved set of proteins.
It equips the cells with mechanisms to attain homeostasis during unfavorable conditions …

Regulation and role of CAMKK2 in prostate cancer

TL Pulliam, P Goli, D Awad, C Lin… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract In 2011, CAMKK2, the gene encoding calcium/calmodulin-dependent kinase
kinase 2 (CAMKK2), was demonstrated to be a direct target of the androgen receptor and a …

A cholinergic signaling pathway underlying cortical circuit activation of quiescent neural stem cells in the lateral ventricle

MM Naffaa, HH Yin - Science Signaling, 2024 - science.org
Neural stem cells (NSCs) in the subventricular zone (SVZ) located along the lateral
ventricles (LVs) of the mammalian brain continue to self-renew to produce new neurons after …

Qian Yang Yu Yin granule improves hypertensive renal damage: a potential role for TRPC6-CaMKKβ-AMPK-mTOR-mediated autophagy

S Ma, J Xu, Y Zheng, Y Li, Y Wang, H Li, Z Fang… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Ethnopharmacological relevance Qian Yang Yu Yin granules (QYYYG) have a long
history in the treatment of hypertensive renal damage (HRD) in China. Clinical studies have …

Hyperactivation of MEK/ERK pathway by Ca2+/calmodulin‐dependent protein kinase kinase 2 promotes cellular proliferation by activating cyclin‐dependent kinases …

MA Najar, A Aravind, S Dagamajalu… - Molecular …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Although CAMKK2 is overexpressed in several cancers, its role and relevant downstream
signaling pathways in gastric cancer (GC) are poorly understood. Treatment of AGS GC cells …

Calcium signaling in cancer immunity

C Amantini, MB Morelli - Frontiers in Immunology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
It is now widely recognized that Ca2+ represents an important and universal second
messenger responsible for the regulation of various cellular processes such as proliferation …

Traumatic-noise-induced hair cell death and hearing loss is mediated by activation of CaMKKβ

F Wu, K Hill, Q Fang, Z He, H Zheng, X Wang… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background The Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase kinases (CaMKKs)
are serine/threonine-directed protein kinases that are activated following increases in …

Remote ischemic preconditioning protects against spinal cord ischemia–reperfusion injury in mice by activating NMDAR/AMPK/PGC-1α/SIRT3 signaling

C Gu, F Kong, J Zeng, X Geng, Y Sun, X Chen - Cell & Bioscience, 2023 - Springer
Background To study the protective effects of delayed remote ischemic preconditioning
(RIPC) against spinal cord ischemia–reperfusion injury (SCIRI) in mice and determine …

Astrocytic circadian clock control of energy expenditure by transcriptional stress responses in the ventromedial hypothalamus

L Mendoza‐Viveros, C Marmolejo‐Gutierrez… - Glia, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Hypothalamic circuits compute systemic information to control metabolism. Astrocytes
residing within the hypothalamus directly sense nutrients and hormones, integrating …

SGC-CAMKK2-1: a chemical probe for CAMKK2

C Wells, Y Liang, TL Pulliam, C Lin, D Awad, B Eduful… - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
The serine/threonine protein kinase calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase kinase 2
(CAMKK2) plays critical roles in a range of biological processes. Despite its importance, only …