2015
AMPK: energy sensor and survival mechanism in the ischemic heart
Qi D, Young LH. AMPK: energy sensor and survival mechanism in the ischemic heart. Trends In Endocrinology And Metabolism 2015, 26: 422-429. PMID: 26160707, PMCID: PMC4697457, DOI: 10.1016/j.tem.2015.05.010.BooksConceptsIschemic heartAMPK activationEndoplasmic reticulum stressFatty acid metabolismCardioprotective strategiesContractile dysfunctionMyocardial infarctionMyocardial ischemiaPotential therapeutic applicationsVascular diseaseMyocardial necrosisPharmacological activationReticulum stressAcid metabolismProtein kinaseIschemiaMitochondrial functionEnergy sensorCellular metabolismSurvival mechanismCritical regulatorActivationHeartNovel mechanismTherapeutic applications
2012
Cerulein hyperstimulation decreases AMP-activated protein kinase levels at the site of maximal zymogen activation
Shugrue C, Alexandre M, de Villalvilla A, Kolodecik TR, Young LH, Gorelick FS, Thrower EC. Cerulein hyperstimulation decreases AMP-activated protein kinase levels at the site of maximal zymogen activation. AJP Gastrointestinal And Liver Physiology 2012, 303: g723-g732. PMID: 22821946, PMCID: PMC3468535, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00082.2012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAminoimidazole CarboxamideAMP-Activated Protein KinasesAnimalsCells, CulturedCeruletideCyclic AMP-Dependent Protein KinasesEnzyme PrecursorsGene Expression RegulationMaleMetforminOctoxynolPancreasPhosphorylationPyrazolesPyrimidinesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRibonucleotidesSodium Dodecyl SulfateConceptsAdenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinaseZymogen activationAMPK activityPancreatic acinar cellsMonophosphate-activated protein kinaseVacuolar ATPase activityAMPK levelsDigestive enzyme zymogensAMPK effectsProtein kinaseProtein kinase levelsE subunitAcinar cellsTime-dependent translocationCompound CCellular modelPancreatitis responsesATPase activityDifferential centrifugationPremature activationChymotrypsin activityActivationInitiating eventSoluble fractionCerulein hyperstimulation
2011
AMP-activated Protein Kinase (AMPK) Activation and Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3β (GSK-3β) Inhibition Induce Ca2+-independent Deposition of Tight Junction Components at the Plasma Membrane* ♦
Zhang L, Jouret F, Rinehart J, Sfakianos J, Mellman I, Lifton RP, Young LH, Caplan MJ. AMP-activated Protein Kinase (AMPK) Activation and Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3β (GSK-3β) Inhibition Induce Ca2+-independent Deposition of Tight Junction Components at the Plasma Membrane* ♦. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2011, 286: 16879-16890. PMID: 21383016, PMCID: PMC3089531, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.186932.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAMP-Activated Protein KinasesAnimalsCadherinsCalciumCell AdhesionCell MembraneDogsEpitheliumGene Expression Regulation, EnzymologicGlycogen Synthase Kinase 3Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 betaMembrane ProteinsMicroscopy, FluorescencePhosphoproteinsPhosphorylationRNA InterferenceTight JunctionsZonula Occludens-1 ProteinConceptsProtein kinase activationTight junction componentsJunction componentsPlasma membraneAMPK activationKinase activationGSK-3β inhibitionNectin-afadin systemEpithelial tight junctionsTight junctionsPhosphorylation studiesSynthase kinaseJunctional proteinsAbsence of extracellularDistinct pathwaysCell growthE-cadherinIndependent depositionKinaseActivationInduce Ca2MembraneAfadinExtracellularInhibition
2009
A Crystallized View of AMPK Activation
Young LH. A Crystallized View of AMPK Activation. Cell Metabolism 2009, 10: 5-6. PMID: 19583947, DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2009.06.008.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersConceptsAMPK activationAMPK catalytic subunitKey metabolic regulatorAutoinhibitory sequenceCatalytic subunitKinase domainProtein kinaseMetabolic regulatorStructural interactionsCrystallized viewNovel therapeutic approachesActivationKinaseSubunitsRegulatorEnhanced understandingRecent workSequenceTherapeutic approachesMolecular mechanicsDomain
2003
Physiological role of AMP-activated protein kinase in the heart: graded activation during exercise
Coven DL, Hu X, Cong L, Bergeron R, Shulman GI, Hardie DG, Young LH. Physiological role of AMP-activated protein kinase in the heart: graded activation during exercise. AJP Endocrinology And Metabolism 2003, 285: e629-e636. PMID: 12759223, DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00171.2003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAMPK activityProtein kinasePhysiological roleTotal AMPK activityAlpha2 catalytic subunitCellular metabolic processesAlpha catalytic subunitCardiac AMPK activityAMPK effectsAMPK activationMetabolic processesAMPKAkt phosphorylationKinasePhosphorylationSkeletal muscleSubunitsSubstrate metabolismActivationActivity increasesLesser extentMyocardial substrate metabolismMin of treadmillHigh-intensity exerciseActivity
1999
Translocation of myocardial GLUT-4 and increased glucose uptake through activation of AMPK by AICAR
Russell R, Bergeron R, Shulman G, Young L. Translocation of myocardial GLUT-4 and increased glucose uptake through activation of AMPK by AICAR. American Journal Of Physiology 1999, 277: h643-h649. PMID: 10444490, DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1999.277.2.h643.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAminoimidazole CarboxamideAMP-Activated Protein KinasesAnimalsBiological TransportEnzyme ActivationGlucoseGlucose Transporter Type 4In Vitro TechniquesMaleMonosaccharide Transport ProteinsMultienzyme ComplexesMuscle ProteinsMyocardiumProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRibonucleotidesSarcolemmaConceptsAMPK activationGLUT-4 translocationGLUT-4Glucose uptakeProtein kinase activityActivator of AMPKActivation of AMPKInsulin-stimulated increasePI3K-independent pathwayInsulin-stimulated glucose uptakePI3K inhibitorsKinase activityAICARDeoxyglucose uptakeAMPKTranslocationIschemia-induced translocationK inhibitorsAdenine 9Myocyte sarcolemmaPathwayImmunofluorescence studiesMuscle glucose uptakeActivationCardiac myocytes