2006
Activation of AMPK α- and γ-isoform complexes in the intact ischemic rat heart
Li J, Coven DL, Miller EJ, Hu X, Young ME, Carling D, Sinusas AJ, Young LH. Activation of AMPK α- and γ-isoform complexes in the intact ischemic rat heart. AJP Heart And Circulatory Physiology 2006, 291: h1927-h1934. PMID: 16648175, DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00251.2006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAMPK activityAMPK complexAlpha subunit activationDifferent subunit isoformsSerine-threonine kinaseCellular metabolic processesGamma subunit isoformsRegulatory betaAlpha-subunit contentHeterotrimeric complexProtein kinaseAMPK αMultiple isoformsKinase activitySubunit isoformsMetabolic processesAMPK phosphorylationAMPKIsoformsPhysiological regulationKinaseMutationsComplexesKey rolePathophysiological importance
2005
Dual Mechanisms Regulating AMPK Kinase Action in the Ischemic Heart
Baron SJ, Li J, Russell RR, Neumann D, Miller EJ, Tuerk R, Wallimann T, Hurley RL, Witters LA, Young LH. Dual Mechanisms Regulating AMPK Kinase Action in the Ischemic Heart. Circulation Research 2005, 96: 337-345. PMID: 15653571, DOI: 10.1161/01.res.0000155723.53868.d2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine MonophosphateAdenosine TriphosphateAminoimidazole CarboxamideAMP-Activated Protein Kinase KinasesAMP-Activated Protein KinasesAnimalsInfusions, IntravenousMaleMultienzyme ComplexesMyocardial IschemiaMyocardiumPhosphorylationProtein KinasesProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRecombinant ProteinsRibonucleotidesConceptsRecombinant AMPKAMPKK activityAMPK phosphorylationPhosphorylation of Thr172Gamma regulatory subunitsIschemic heartImportant signaling proteinAlpha catalytic subunitRat heartHeterotrimeric AMPKAMPKKHeterotrimeric complexActivation loopRegulatory subunitKinase actionSignaling proteinsCatalytic subunitProtein kinaseAMPK activityLow-flow ischemiaGamma subunitsAMPKInteraction of AMPPhosphorylationAddition of AMP