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CD36 is in a molecular complex in proximity to Fyn, LKB1 and AMPK. CD36 suppresses AMPK keeping it quiescent by allowing Fyn inhibition of LKB1. This inhibition is reversed by CD36 ligation of palmitic acid (PA), which activates LKB1 and AMPK by dissociating Fyn.