New insights into activation and function of the AMPK

GR Steinberg, DG Hardie - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2023 - nature.com
The classical role of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is as a cellular energy sensor
activated by falling energy status, signalled by increases in AMP to ATP and ADP to ATP …

Cellular and molecular mechanisms of metformin action

TE LaMoia, GI Shulman - Endocrine reviews, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Metformin is a first-line therapy for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, due to its robust glucose-
lowering effects, well-established safety profile, and relatively low cost. While metformin has …

The MAPK and AMPK signalings: interplay and implication in targeted cancer therapy

J Yuan, X Dong, J Yap, J Hu - Journal of hematology & oncology, 2020 - Springer
Cancer is characterized as a complex disease caused by coordinated alterations of multiple
signaling pathways. The Ras/RAF/MEK/ERK (MAPK) signaling is one of the best-defined …

AMPK and the adaptation to exercise

HR Spaulding, Z Yan - Annual review of physiology, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Noncommunicable diseases are chronic diseases that contribute to death worldwide, but
these diseases can be prevented and mitigated with regular exercise. Exercise activates …

AMPK: an energy-sensing pathway with multiple inputs and outputs

DG Hardie, BE Schaffer, A Brunet - Trends in cell biology, 2016 - cell.com
AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is a key regulator of energy balance expressed
ubiquitously in eukaryotic cells. Here we review the canonical adenine nucleotide …

AMP-activated protein kinase: An energy sensor and survival mechanism in the reinstatement of metabolic homeostasis

A Sharma, SK Anand, N Singh, UN Dwivedi… - Experimental cell …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cells are programmed to favorably respond towards the nutrient availability by adapting
their metabolism to meet energy demands. AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is a highly …

AMPK: a nutrient and energy sensor that maintains energy homeostasis

DG Hardie, FA Ross, SA Hawley - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2012 - nature.com
AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is a crucial cellular energy sensor. Once activated by
falling energy status, it promotes ATP production by increasing the activity or expression of …

Mitochondria-localized AMPK responds to local energetics and contributes to exercise and energetic stress-induced mitophagy

JC Drake, RJ Wilson, RC Laker… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Mitochondria form a complex, interconnected reticulum that is maintained through
coordination among biogenesis, dynamic fission, and fusion and mitophagy, which are …

AMPK: positive and negative regulation, and its role in whole-body energy homeostasis

DG Hardie - Current opinion in cell biology, 2015 - Elsevier
The AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is a sensor of energy status that, when activated
by metabolic stress, maintains cellular energy homeostasis by switching on catabolic …

AMP is a true physiological regulator of AMP-activated protein kinase by both allosteric activation and enhancing net phosphorylation

GJ Gowans, SA Hawley, FA Ross, DG Hardie - Cell metabolism, 2013 - cell.com
While allosteric activation of AMPK is triggered only by AMP, binding of both ADP and AMP
has been reported to promote phosphorylation and inhibit dephosphorylation at Thr172 …