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CREB controls hepatic lipid metabolism through nuclear hormone receptor PPAR-gamma.
Nature - 13 Nov 2003
Herzig Stephan, Hedrick Susan, Morantte Ianessa, Koo Seung-Hoi, Galimi Francesco, Montminy Marc
Abstract excerpt
Fasting triggers a series of hormonal cues that promote energy balance by inducing glucose output and lipid breakdown in the liver. In response to pancreatic glucagon and adrenal cortisol, the cAMP-responsive transcription factor CREB activates gluconeogenic and fatty acid oxidation programmes by stimulating expression of the nuclear hormone receptor coactivator PGC-1 (refs 2-5). In parallel, fasting also...
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