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SIM1 overexpression partially rescues agouti yellow and diet-induced obesity by normalizing food intake.
Endocrinology - 1 Oct 2006
Kublaoui Bassil M, Holder J Lloyd, Tolson Kristen P, Gemelli Terry, Zinn Andrew R
Abstract excerpt
Single-minded 1 (SIM1) mutations are associated with obesity in mice and humans. Haploinsufficiency of mouse Sim1 causes hyperphagic obesity with increased linear growth and enhanced sensitivity to a high-fat diet, a phenotype similar to that of agouti yellow and melanocortin 4 receptor knockout mice. To investigate the effects of increased Sim1 dosage, we generated transgenic mice that overexpress human SIM1 and...
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