Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Ca2+/Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Kinase Signal Transduction

H Tokumitsu, H Sakagami - International journal of molecular sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase kinase (CaMKK) is the activating kinase for
multiple downstream kinases, including CaM-kinase I (CaMKI), CaM-kinase IV (CaMKIV) …

Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase kinase 2: roles in signaling and pathophysiology

L Racioppi, AR Means - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2012 - ASBMB
Many cellular Ca 2+-dependent signaling cascades utilize calmodulin (CaM) as the
intracellular Ca 2+ receptor. Ca 2+/CaM binds and activates a plethora of enzymes …

FGF4 protects the liver from nonalcoholic fatty liver disease by activating the AMP‐activated protein kinase–Caspase 6 signal axis

L Song, L Wang, Y Hou, J Zhou, C Chen, X Ye… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background and Aims NAFLD represents an increasing health problem in association with
obesity and diabetes with no effective pharmacotherapies. Growing evidence suggests that …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] A partnership with the proteasome; the destructive nature of GSK3

H Robertson, JD Hayes, C Sutherland - Biochemical pharmacology, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3 (GSK3) was originally reported as a key enzyme of
glucose homeostasis through regulation of the rate of glycogen synthesis. It has …

The multi-functional calcium/calmodulin stimulated protein kinase (CaMK) family: emerging targets for anti-cancer therapeutic intervention

JS Brzozowski, KA Skelding - Pharmaceuticals, 2019 - mdpi.com
The importance of Ca2+ signalling in key events of cancer cell function and tumour
progression, such as proliferation, migration, invasion and survival, has recently begun to be …

CaMKK2 as an emerging treatment target for bipolar disorder

J Kaiser, K Nay, CR Horne, LM McAloon… - Molecular …, 2023 - nature.com
Current pharmacological treatments for bipolar disorder are inadequate and based on
serendipitously discovered drugs often with limited efficacy, burdensome side-effects, and …

[HTML][HTML] Neuronal inactivity co-opts LTP machinery to drive potassium channel splicing and homeostatic spike widening

B Li, BS Suutari, Z Luo, C Wei, N Chenouard… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
Homeostasis of neural firing properties is important in stabilizing neuronal circuitry, but how
such plasticity might depend on alternative splicing is not known. Here we report that chronic …

Piperine promotes glucose uptake through ROS‐dependent activation of the CAMKK/AMPK signaling pathway in skeletal muscle

A Maeda, T Shirao, D Shirasaya… - Molecular nutrition & …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Scope The prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is increasing yearly worldwide.
Glycemic control is the basis for the treatment of T2DM, as it can prevent the progress of …

[HTML][HTML] Insulin-like growth factor-1 activates AMPK to augment mitochondrial function and correct neuronal metabolism in sensory neurons in type 1 diabetes

MR Aghanoori, DR Smith, S Shariati-Ievari… - Molecular …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective Diabetic sensorimotor polyneuropathy (DSPN) affects approximately half of
diabetic patients leading to significant morbidity. There is impaired neurotrophic growth …