AMP-activated protein kinase undergoes nucleotide-dependent conformational changes

  • Lei Chen
  • , Jue Wang
  • , Yuan-Yuan Zhang
  • , S. Frank Yan
  • , Dietbert Neumann
  • , Uwe Schlattner
  • , Zhi-Xin Wang
  • , Jia-Wei Wu*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The energy sensor AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is a heterotrimeric complex that is allosterically activated by AMP binding to the gamma subunit. Cocrystal structures of the mammalian AMPK core reveal occlusion of nucleotide-binding site 3 of the gamma subunit in the presence of ATP. However, site 3 is occupied in the presence of AMP. Mutagenesis studies indicate that sites 3 and 4 are important for AMPK allosteric activation.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)716–718
Number of pages3
JournalNature Structural and Molecular Biology
Volume19
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2012

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