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ReviewExperientia supplementum (2012)

The Role of AMPK in Drosophila melanogaster.

Sarah E Sinnett, Jay E Brenman

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Review in Experientia supplementum (2012). The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 13% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sarah E SinnettGene Therapy Center, University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA. ssinnett@email.unc.edu.
Jay E BrenmanDepartment of Cell Biology and Physiology, Neuroscience Center, UNC Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · US

Funding

Genetic Elucidation of AMP-Activated Protein Kinase Signaling MechanismsR01NS080108 · NINDS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI BRENMAN, JAY · 2012 to 2016
$1.6M
NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS080108
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, mono-allelic expression of AMPK-α, -β, and -γ yields a single heterotrimeric energy sensor that regulates cellular and whole-body energetic homeostasis. The genetic simplicity of Drosophila, with only a single gene for each subunit, makes the fruit fly an appealing organism for elucidating the effects of AMPK mutations on signaling pathways and phenotypes. In addition, Drosophila presents researchers with an opportunity to use straightforward genetic approaches to elucidate metabolic signaling pathways that contain a level of complexity similar to that observed in mammalian pathways. Just as in mammals, however, the regulatory realm of AMPK function extends beyond metabolic rates and lipid metabolism. Indeed, experiments using Drosophila have shown that AMPK may exert protective effects with regard to life span and neurodegeneration. This chapter addresses a few of the research areas in which Drosophila has been used to elucidate the physiological functions of AMPK. In doing so, this chapter provides a primer for basic Drosophila nomenclature, thereby eliminating a communication barrier that persists for AMPK researchers trained in mammalian genetics.

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Gene Expression RegulationAmino Acid SequenceAMP-Activated Protein KinasesAnimalsConserved SequenceDisease Models, AnimalDrosophila melanogasterHomeostasisHumansLipid MetabolismLongevityMolecular BiologyParkinson DiseaseProtein MultimerizationProtein SubunitsSequence AlignmentAMP-Activated Protein KinasesProtein SubunitsAMPKDrosophila melanogasterGal4LKB1neurodegeneration

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PMID27812989
PMCPMC5835264
OpenAlexW2547573390

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