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Increased body fat in mice with a targeted mutation of the paternally expressed imprinted gene Peg3.
FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology - 1 Aug 2005
Curley J P, Pinnock S B, Dickson S L, Thresher R, Miyoshi N, Surani M A, Keverne E B
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Peg3 encodes a C2H2 type zinc finger protein that is implicated in a novel physiological pathway regulating core body temperature, feeding behavior, and obesity in mice. Peg3+/- mutant mice develop an excess of abdominal, subcutaneous, and intra-scapular fat, despite a lifetime of lower food inta...
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