5'-AMP-activated protein kinase subunit gamma-1 is an
enzyme
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that in humans is encoded by the ''PRKAG1''
gene
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.
Function
The protein encoded by this gene is a regulatory subunit of the
AMP-activated protein kinase
5' AMP-activated protein kinase or AMPK or 5' adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase is an enzyme (EC 2.7.11.31) that plays a role in cellular energy homeostasis, largely to activate glucose and fatty acid uptake and oxidation when cell ...
(AMPK). AMPK is a heterotrimer consisting of an alpha catalytic subunit, and non-catalytic beta and gamma subunits. AMPK is an important energy-sensing enzyme that monitors cellular energy status. In response to cellular metabolic stresses, AMPK is activated, and thus
phosphorylates
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and inactivates
acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC) and
beta-hydroxy beta-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase (HMGCR), key enzymes involved in regulating de novo biosynthesis of
fatty acid
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and
cholesterol
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. This subunit is one of the gamma regulatory subunits of AMPK.
Alternatively spliced
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transcript variants encoding distinct
isoforms have been observed.
Interactions
PRKAG1 has been shown to
interact with
PRKAB2 and
PRKAB1.
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References
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External links
PDBe-KB
provides an overview of all the structure information available in the PDB for Human 5'-AMP-activated protein kinase subunit gamma-1 (PRKAG1)
EC 2.7.11
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