VRK-1 extends life span by activation of AMPK via phosphorylation
Sang‐Soon Park, Murat Artan, Seung Hyun Han, Hae‐Eun H. Park, Yoonji Jung, Ara B. Hwang, Won‐Sik Shin, Kyong‐Tai Kim, Seung‐Jae Lee
Abstract
A conserved protein kinase VRK-1 increases life span by activating a key energy sensor AMPK in the roundworm C. elegans .
Topics & Concepts
AMPKPhosphorylationLife spanSpan (engineering)Cell biologyComputer scienceBiologyProtein kinase AEvolutionary biologyEngineeringStructural engineeringNuclear Structure and FunctionRNA Research and SplicingMuscle Physiology and Disorders