Lee Alan Witters
Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Dartmouth College
United States of America
Biography
Lee Alan Witters is currently working as Professor of Biological Sciences, Dartmouth College, USA.
Research Interest
Hormonal and nutritional regulation of lipogenesis, cellular responses to metabolic stress: the AMP-activated protein kinase, molecular mechanism(s) of hormone action, history of medicine.
Publications
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Gleason, CE, Lu, D, Witters, LA, Newgard, CB and Birnbaum, MJ, (2007) The role of AMPK and mTOR in nutrient sensing in pancreatic β-cells, J. Biol. Chem., 282, 10341-103451.
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Barre, L, Richardson, C, Hirshman, MF, Brozinick, Fiering, S, Kemp, BE, Goodyear, LJ and Witters, LA (2007) A genetic model for the chronic activation of skeletal muscle AMP-activated protein kinase leads to glycogen accumulation, Am J Physiol Endo Metab, 292, E802-811.
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Hurley, RL, Barre, LK, Wood, SD, Anderson, KA, Kemp, BE, Means, AR and Witters, LA (2006), Regulation of AMP-activated protein kinase by multi-site phosphorylation in response to agents that elevate cellular cAMP, J. Biol. Chem. 281, 36662-36672.
