Anchoring proteins influence glucose metabolism and insulin release
Tuesday, September 4, 2012 - 11:04
in Health & Medicine
Scientists have discovered a new control point that could be important as a drug target for the treatment of diabetes and other metabolic diseases. A-kinase anchoring proteins or AKAPs are known to influence the spatial distribution of kinases within the cell, crucial enzymes that control important molecular events related to the regulation of glucose levels in the blood.