General Information:

Id: 3,656 (click here to show other Interactions for entry)
Diseases: Diabetes mellitus, type II - [OMIM]
Insulin resistance
Mammalia
review
Reference: Newsholme P et al.(2007) Amino acid metabolism, insulin secretion and diabetes Biochem. Soc. Trans. 35: 1180-1186 [PMID: 17956307]

Interaction Information:

Comment Amino acids may modulate lipid metabolism. ACC, responsible for malonyl-CoA synthesis, is activated by glutamate-sensitive protein phosphatase type 2A, an effect demonstrated in islet beta-cells. ACC is also regulated by phosphorylation via AMP-regulated kinase, an enzyme sensitive to amino acid concentration.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 34809

drug/chemical compound

Glutamate

affects_activity of

complex/PPI

Protein phosphatase 2A