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The AMPK/SNF1/SnRK1 fuel gauge and energy regulator: structure, function and regulation

Ruben Ghillebert¹,
Erwin Swinnen¹,
Jing Wen¹,
Lies Vandesteene¹,
Matthew Ramon^1,2,
Koen Norga^3,4,
Filip Rolland¹,
Joris Winderickx¹

Article first published online: 26 SEP 2011

DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2011.08315.x

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FEBS Journal

Volume 278, Issue 21, pages 3978–3990, November 2011

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Ghillebert, R., Swinnen, E., Wen, J., Vandesteene, L., Ramon, M., Norga, K., Rolland, F. and Winderickx, J. (2011), The AMPK/SNF1/SnRK1 fuel gauge and energy regulator: structure, function and regulation. FEBS Journal, 278: 3978–3990. doi: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2011.08315.x

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Department of Biology, Laboratory for Functional Biology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Heverlee, Belgium
²
Department of Molecular Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA
³
Laboratory for Developmental Genetics, Flanders Institute for Biotechnology (VIB), Leuven, Belgium
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Department of Woman and Child, Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

^*J. Winderickx, Laboratory for Functional Biology, Kasteelpark Arenberg 31, PO Box 2433, B-3001 Heverlee, Belgium Fax: +32 16 321967 Tel: +32 16 321516 E-mail: joris.winderickx@bio.kuleuven.be

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Issue published online: 21 OCT 2011
Article first published online: 26 SEP 2011
Accepted manuscript online: 25 AUG 2011 12:00AM EST
(Received 20 July 2011; accepted 22 August 2011)

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