Structural highlights
Publication Abstract from PubMed
AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is a central cellular energy sensor and regulator of energy homeostasis, and a promising drug target for the treatment of diabetes, obesity, and cancer. Here we present low-resolution crystal structures of the human alpha1beta2gamma1 holo-AMPK complex bound to its allosteric modulators AMP and the glycogen-mimic cyclodextrin, both in the phosphorylated (4.05 A) and non-phosphorylated (4.60 A) state. In addition, we have solved a 2.95 A structure of the human kinase domain (KD) bound to the adjacent autoinhibitory domain (AID) and have performed extensive biochemical and mutational studies. Together, these studies illustrate an underlying mechanism of allosteric AMPK modulation by AMP and glycogen, whose binding changes the equilibria between alternate AID (AMP) and carbohydrate-binding module (glycogen) interactions.Cell Research advance online publication 21 November 2014; doi:10.1038/cr.2014.150.
Structural basis of AMPK regulation by adenine nucleotides and glycogen.,Li X, Wang L, Zhou XE, Ke J, de Waal PW, Gu X, Tan MH, Wang D, Wu D, Xu HE, Melcher K Cell Res. 2014 Nov 21. doi: 10.1038/cr.2014.150. PMID:25412657[1]
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References
- ↑ Li X, Wang L, Zhou XE, Ke J, de Waal PW, Gu X, Tan MH, Wang D, Wu D, Xu HE, Melcher K. Structural basis of AMPK regulation by adenine nucleotides and glycogen. Cell Res. 2014 Nov 21. doi: 10.1038/cr.2014.150. PMID:25412657 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/cr.2014.150
