The strange case of AMPK and cancer: Dr Jekyll or Mr Hyde?†
The AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) acts as a cellular energy sensor. Once switched on by increases in cellular AMP : ATP ratios, it acts to restore energy homeostasis by switching on catabolic pathways while switching off cell growth and proliferation. The canonical AMP-dependent mechanism of a...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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The Royal Society
2019-07-01
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Series: | Open Biology |
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Online Access: | https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsob.190099 |