BACKGROUND The amino acid transporter B0AT1 (SLC6A19) accomplishes concentrative cellular uptake of neutral amino acids. SLC6A19 is stimulated by serum- & glucocorticoid-inducible kinase (SGK) isoforms. SGKs are related to PKB/Akt isoforms, which also stimulate several amino acid transporters. PKB/Akt modulates glucose transport in part by phosphorylating and thus activating phosphatidylino...

The serine/threonine kinase protein kinase B (PKB)/Akt is a critical regulator of insulin signaling, cell survival, and oncogenesis. The activation mechanisms of this key kinase are well characterized. In contrast, inactivation of PKB signaling by phosphatases is less well understood. To study the dynamics of PKB signaling in live cells, we generated a genetically encoded fluorescent reporter f...

BACKGROUND Protein kinase B (PKB) is involved in the regulation of apoptosis, protein synthesis and glycogen metabolism in mammalian cells. Phosphoinositide-dependent protein kinase (PDK-1) activates PKB in a manner dependent on phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5-trisphosphate (PtdIns(3,4,5)P3), which is also needed for the translocation of PKB to the plasma membrane. It has been proposed that the amou...

BACKGROUND Dictyostelium Akt/PKB is homologous to mammalian Akt/PKB and is required for cell polarity and proper chemotaxis during early development. The kinase activity of Akt/PKB kinase is activated in response to chemoattractants in neutrophils and in Dictyostelium by the chemoattractant cAMP functioning via a pathway involving a heterotrimeric G protein and PI3-kinase. Dictyostelium contain...

The molecular bases underlying burn- or critical illness-induced insulin resistance still remain unclarified. Muscle protein catabolism is a ubiquitous feature of critical illness. Akt/PKB plays a central role in the metabolic actions of insulin and is a pivotal regulator of hypertrophy and atrophy of skeletal muscle. We therefore examined the effects of burn injury on insulin-stimulated Akt/PK...

PKB (protein kinase B), also known as Akt, is a key component of insulin signalling. Defects in PKB activation lead to insulin resistance and metabolic disorders, whereas PKB overactivation has been linked to tumour growth. Small-molecule PKB inhibitors have thus been developed for cancer treatment, but also represent useful tools to probe the roles of PKB in insulin action. In the present stud...

Implementasi Pelaksanaan Program Pengembangan Keprofesian Berkelanjutan (PKB) Guru Sekolah Dasar Negeri Se Dabin 2 Kecamatan Magelang Tengah Kota Magelang. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan (1) pelaksanaan guru SD Magelang, (2) alasan dalam melaksanakan (PKB), (3) faktor pendukung dan penghambat yang dihadapi ketika mengikuti (4) upaya-upaya mengatasi hambatan pada (PKB). menggunak...

Previous work showed that acute stimulation of a conditionally active protein kinase B (PKB or cAKT) was sufficient to elicit insulin-like induction of GCK (glucokinase) and SREBP1 (sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1) in hepatocytes [Iynedjian, Roth, Fleischmann and Gjinovci (2000) Biochem. J. 351, 621-627; Fleischmann and Iynedjian (2000) Biochem. J. 349, 13-17]. The objective of the ...

ABSTRACT The Pieniny Geodynamic Test Field is situated in the middle of region between Inner and Outer Carpathians. research conducted past Klippen Belt (PKB) were suggestive neotectonic activity. goal investigation was to determine whether nearby structures, Podhale Flysh (FP) Magura Nappe (MN), are affected by activity PKB. study ascertain velocity direction motion stations close Field’s 3 ma...

TPA (12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-1, 3-acetate) can induce cell apoptosis and cause PKB (protein kinase B) degradation correlated with its phosphorylation in gastric cancer cells. We investigated whether the ubiquitin-proteasomal pathway is involved in TPA-induced PKB degradation. The results showed that TPA could induce PKB ubiquitination by inhibiting its phosphorylation at the serine 473 site. ...