Lack of mitochondrial trifunctional protein in mice causes neonatal hypoglycemia and sudden death

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Mitochondrial trifunctional protein (MTP) is a hetero-octamer of four alpha and four beta subunits that catalyzes the final three steps of mitochondrial long chain fatty acid beta-oxidation. Human MTP deficiency causes Reye-like syndrome, cardiomyopathy, or sudden unexpected death. We used gene targeting to generate an MTP alpha subunit null allele and to produce mice that lack MTP alpha and beta subunits. The...

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