The association of AMPK with ULK1 regulates autophagy.

Autophagy is a highly orchestrated intracellular bulk degradation process that is activated by various environmental stresses. The serine/threonine kinase ULK1, like its yeast homologue Atg1, is a key initiator of autophagy that is negatively regulated by the mTOR kinase. However, the molecular mech...

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Main Authors: Jong Woo Lee, Sungman Park, Yoshinori Takahashi, Hong-Gang Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-11-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2972217?pdf=render