Insulin favors its synthesis while increased glucagon leads to its breakdown.
Rhabdomyolysis is seen in patients with Tarui's disease and McArdle's disease because enzymes involved in the biosynthesis of this compound are deficient or dysfunctional. One enzyme which regulates its biosynthesis also appears in the Wnt signalling pathway, wherein that enzyme phosphorylates beta-catenin. Degradation of this molecule does not occur in patients suffering from von (*) Gierke's disease. The degradation of this molecule normally occurs by removal of monomers at its nonreducing ends by a pyridoxal phosphate intermediate. An oxocarbonium intermediate derived from UDP-glucose results in a linear polymer connected by ?-1,4 linkages, while a branching enzyme is required for its ?-1,6 glycosidic bonds. Insulin favors its synthesis while increased glucagon leads to its breakdown. For 10 points, name this polysaccharide used to store glucose in muscle and liver cells.  
Rhabdomyolysis is seen in patients with Tarui's disease and McArdle's disease because enzymes involved in the biosynthesis of this compound are deficient or dysfunctional.
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