Parvathy Venkateswaran (She/Her)
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Parvathy Venkateswaran (She/Her)
@parvathyv.bsky.social
Industrial Biotechnologist turned Research Student with a distinct passion for SciComm
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I absolutely loved reading this one recently!

The authors show how AMPK (which is traditionally viewed as an stress-activated kinase) is also developmentally regulated by circulating adenosine levels in Drosophila.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Remote control of AMPK via extracellular adenosine controls tissue growth - Nature Cell Biology
Zhang et al. demonstrate that AMPK can be activated by signalling metabolite, adenosine, under non-stress conditions during Drosophila development. The intestine regulates adenosine levels, thus, remotely controlling wing disc AMPK activation and growth.
www.nature.com
October 4, 2025 at 3:41 AM