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Adipocyte/macrophage fatty acid binding proteins control integrated metabolic responses in obesity and diabetes.
Cell metabolism - 1 Feb 2005
Maeda Kazuhisa, Cao Haiming, Kono Keita, Gorgun Cem Z, Furuhashi Masato, Uysal Kadir T, Cao Qiong, Atsumi Genichi, Malone Harry, Krishnan Bala, Minokoshi Yasuhiko, Kahn Barbara B, Parker Rex A, Hotamisligil Gökhan S
Abstract excerpt
Fatty acid binding proteins (FABPs) are cytosolic fatty acid chaperones whose biological role and mechanisms of action are not well understood. Here, we developed mice with targeted mutations in two related adipocyte FABPs, aP2 and mal1, to resolve their role in systemic lipid, glucose, and energy metabolism. Mice lacking aP2 and mal1 exhibited a striking phenotype with strong protection from diet-induced...
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