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SUBMITTER: Langendorf CG
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4786773 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Langendorf Christopher G CG Ngoei Kevin R W KRW Scott John W JW Ling Naomi X Y NXY Issa Sam M A SMA Gorman Michael A MA Parker Michael W MW Sakamoto Kei K Oakhill Jonathan S JS Kemp Bruce E BE
Nature communications 20160308
The metabolic stress-sensing enzyme AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is responsible for regulating metabolism in response to energy supply and demand. Drugs that activate AMPK may be useful in the treatment of metabolic diseases including type 2 diabetes. We have determined the crystal structure of AMPK in complex with its activator 5-(5-hydroxyl-isoxazol-3-yl)-furan-2-phosphonic acid (C2), revealing two C2-binding sites in the γ-subunit distinct from nucleotide sites. C2 acts synergistically ...[more]