AMPK and p53 help cells through lean times.

Thoreen, Carson C; Sabatini, David M · Cell Metab · 2005

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Abstract

Cells that encounter low nutrient conditions often respond by arresting cell division or becoming apoptotic. Recent work by Jones and colleagues (Jones et al.,2005) reveals how the AMP-activated kinase mediates this process by phosphorylating and activating the tumor suppressor p53.

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