2014
A novel LKB1 isoform enhances AMPK metabolic activity and displays oncogenic properties
Dahmani R, Just P, Delay A, Canal F, Finzi L, Prip-Buus C, Lambert M, Sujobert P, Buchet-Poyau K, Miller E, Cavard C, Marmier S, Terris B, Billaud M, Perret C. A novel LKB1 isoform enhances AMPK metabolic activity and displays oncogenic properties. Oncogene 2014, 34: 2337-2346. PMID: 24998845, DOI: 10.1038/onc.2014.182.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLKB1 tumor suppressor geneTumor suppressor genePolarizing activitySuppressor geneOncogenic propertiesN-terminal regionCell polarityMaster kinaseMetabolic activityAutoinhibitory domainAlternative transcriptionKinase domainNovel isoformMetabolic sensorSame locusInternal initiationLKB1LKB1 mRNANCI-H460 cellsEnergetic metabolismLung cancer cell linesCancer cell linesDirect interactionIsoformsCell lines
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