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ReviewThe Journal of biological chemistry2012

Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase kinase 2: roles in signaling and pathophysiology.

Luigi Racioppi, Anthony R Means

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Review in The Journal of biological chemistry, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 149 papers.

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149citing papers in PubMed
6.6field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

149 citing papers in PubMed, 277 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Luigi RacioppiDepartment of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA. luigi.racioppi@duke.edu
Anthony R Means
Duke University Hospital · USUniversity of Naples Federico II · IT

Funding

Somatostatin analogues as countermeasures against intestinal radiation toxicityU19AI067798 · NIAID · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI CHAO, NELSON J. · 2005 to 2024
$82.1M
STRUCTURE/FUNCTION OF GENETIC ENGINEERED CALMODULINSR01GM033976 · NIGMS · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI MEANS, ANTHONY R · 1985 to 2015
$5.4M
CaM Kinase Cascades in Endocrine CellsR01DK074701 · NIDDK · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI MEANS, ANTHONY R · 2006 to 2010
$1.5M
NIAID NIH HHS 5U19-AI067798-07NIAID NIH HHS U19 AI067798NIDDK NIH HHS DK074701NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK074701NIGMS NIH HHS GM033976NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM033976
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Many cellular Ca(2+)-dependent signaling cascades utilize calmodulin (CaM) as the intracellular Ca(2+) receptor. Ca(2+)/CaM binds and activates a plethora of enzymes, including CaM kinases (CaMKs). CaMKK2 is one of the most versatile of the CaMKs and will phosphorylate and activate CaMKI, CaMKIV, and AMP-activated protein kinase. Cell expression of CaMKK2 is limited, yet CaMKK2 is involved in regulating many important physiological and pathophysiological processes, including energy balance, adiposity, glucose homeostasis, hematopoiesis, inflammation, and cancer. Here, we explore known functions of CaMKK2 and discuss its potential as a target for therapeutic intervention.

Indexed as

Gene Expression RegulationAdipose TissueAdiposityAMP-Activated Protein KinasesAnimalsCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase KinaseFemaleGlucoseHomeostasisHumansInflammationLiverMacrophagesMaleMiceNeuronsAMP-Activated Protein KinasesCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase KinaseGlucose

Identifiers

PMID22778263
PMCPMC3442500
OpenAlexW2041168160

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