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Downregulation of AMP-activated protein kinase by Cidea-mediated ubiquitination and degradation in brown adipose tissue.
The EMBO journal - 4 Jun 2008
Qi Jingzong, Gong Jingyi, Zhao Tongjin, Zhao Jie, Lam Penny, Ye Jing, Li John Zhong, Wu Jiawei, Zhou Hai-Meng, Li Peng
Abstract excerpt
We previously showed that Cidea(-/-) mice are resistant to diet-induced obesity through the upregulation of energy expenditure. The AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), consisting of catalytic alpha subunit and regulatory subunits beta and gamma, has a pivotal function in energy homoeostasis. We show here that AMPK protein levels and enzymatic activity were significantly increased in the brown adipose tissue of...
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