The role of mitochondria in mood disorders: from physiology to pathophysiology and to treatment

A Giménez-Palomo, S Dodd, G Anmella… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Mitochondria are cellular organelles involved in several biological processes, especially in
energy production. Several studies have found a relationship between mitochondrial …

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 …

CaMKK2 is not involved in contraction-stimulated AMPK activation and glucose uptake in skeletal muscle

F Negoita, AB Addinsall, K Hellberg, CF Bringas… - Molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective The AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) gets activated in response to energetic
stress such as contractions and plays a vital role in regulating various metabolic processes …

Snail acetylation by autophagy‐derived acetyl‐coenzyme A promotes invasion and metastasis of KRASLKB1 co‐mutated lung cancer cells

JH Han, YK Kim, H Kim, J Lee, MJ Oh… - Cancer …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Autophagy is elevated in metastatic tumors and is often associated with active
epithelial‐to‐mesenchymal transition (EMT). However, the extent to which EMT is …

Calcium signalling in heart and vessels: Role of calmodulin and downstream calmodulin-dependent protein kinases

S Beghi, M Furmanik, A Jaminon, R Veltrop… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cardiovascular disease is the major cause of death worldwide. The success of medication
and other preventive measures introduced in the last century have not yet halted the …

Inhibition of CAMKK2 impairs autophagy and castration-resistant prostate cancer via suppression of AMPK-ULK1 signaling

C Lin, AM Blessing, TL Pulliam, Y Shi, SR Wilkenfeld… - Oncogene, 2021 - nature.com
Previous work has suggested androgen receptor (AR) signaling mediates prostate cancer
progression in part through the modulation of autophagy. However, clinical trials testing …

CaMKK2 is inactivated by cAMP-PKA signaling and 14-3-3 adaptor proteins

CG Langendorf, MT O'Brien, KRW Ngoei… - Journal of Biological …, 2020 - ASBMB
The calcium-calmodulin–dependent protein kinase kinase-2 (CaMKK2) is a key regulator of
cellular and whole-body energy metabolism. It is known to be activated by increases in …

Hinge binder scaffold hopping identifies potent calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase kinase 2 (CAMKK2) inhibitor chemotypes

BJ Eduful, SN O'Byrne, L Temme… - Journal of medicinal …, 2021 - ACS Publications
CAMKK2 is a serine/threonine kinase and an activator of AMPK whose dysregulation is
linked with multiple diseases. Unfortunately, STO-609, the tool inhibitor commonly used to …

CaMKK2: bridging the gap between Ca2+ signaling and energy-sensing

LM McAloon, AG Muller, K Nay, EL Lu… - Essays in …, 2024 - portlandpress.com
Abstract Calcium (Ca2+) ions are ubiquitous and indispensable signaling messengers that
regulate virtually every cell function. The unique ability of Ca2+ to regulate so many different …

An AMPKα2-specific phospho-switch controls lysosomal targeting for activation

KR Morrison, WJ Smiles, NXY Ling, A Hoque, G Shea… - Cell reports, 2022 - cell.com
AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1
(mTORC1) are metabolic kinases that co-ordinate nutrient supply with cell growth. AMPK …