Biochemical Properties | AMPK is a heterotrimer that consists of a catalytic α and regulatory β− and γ-subunits. Each subunit exists in different isoforms, with two α (α1 and α2), two β (β1 and β2), and three γ (γ1, γ2, γ3) isoforms differentially expressed in various tissues in up to 12 different isoenzymes. The kinase activity of AMPK is regulated by phosphorylation of the conserved threonine in the catalytic domain of the α-subunit by adenine nucleotide binding to the γ-subunit and by glycogen binding to a conserved mid-molecule carbohydrate-binding module (CBM) located in the β-subunits. |
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