Structural and functional studies on nucleotide binding to AMP-activated protein kinase

AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is an enzyme that senses and regulates cellular energy balance thus playing a key role in homeostasis. As such it is a target for treatment of metabolic disorders such as type II diabetes. AMPK is a hetero-trimeric complex composed of an α, β and γ subunit. α cont...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Saiu, P.
Published: University College London (University of London) 2010
Subjects:
570
Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.565036