Another Role for AMP-activated Protein Kinase
J. Biol. Chem.
283: e99931
Mark H. Rider
Current Position: Professor of Biochemistry at the Université catholique de Louvain, de Duve Institute, Brussels, Belgium.
Education: Ph.D. in Biochemistry (1983) at University College London in the laboratory of David Saggerson where he studied the regulation of triglyceride synthesis.
Non-scientific Interests: Mountain biking, gardening, and cricket (was Bowler of the Year for the Royal Brussels Cricket Club in 1993).
Following my Ph.D., I joined the research group of Louis Hue at the Institute of Cellular Pathology (ICP, now de Duve Institute) in Brussels and worked on the role of fructose-2,6-bisphosphate in the control of glycolysis in mammalian tissues. I became greatly interested in the control of metabolism and protein synthesis by protein phosphorylation, with particular emphasis on insulin-stimulated protein kinases and the AMP-activated protein kinase. With AMPK’s ever growing role, my work led me to this study on AMPK and smooth muscle activity.
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