The AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) system was discovered in mammalian cell extracts as activities that phosphorylated and inactivated key enzymes of lipid biosynthesis, that is, acetyl-CoA ...

Adenosine monophosphate (AMP)-activated protein kinase (AMPK) plays an important role in cellular energy homeostasis, helping in growth regulation and metabolic reprogramming in eukaryotes. The AMPK ...

Researchers at the Salk Institute report they might have solved the long-standing mystery around how the protein complex AMPK can both hinder and help cancer. The lab of Reuben Shaw, Ph.D., director ...

This graphic illustration of a study in Cell Reports shows how a molecular energy regulator in cells, AMPK, is required for astrocytic glycoses, lactate production and lactate shuttle to bio-energize ...

Physical activity benefits diabetics and others with insulin resistance. One of the reasons is that a single bout of physical activity increases the effectiveness of insulin. Thus, physical activity ...

A study from researchers at KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology) is providing new insights into a cellular energy pathway that has been linked to longer lifespan. The research, ...

Nowadays, the prevalence of sedentary lifestyles and high-caloric diets leads to an imbalance between energy intake and spending. Hence, in the last decades, we have observed a significant rise in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Poxel SA announced positive results for the phase 2a trial of PXL770 for the treatment of nonalcoholic ...

Efficient in vitro expression of the human reverse transcriptase (hTERT) but impaired maturation in dendritic cells of lung cancer patients ...