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A conserved role for syndecan family members in the regulation of whole-body energy metabolism.
PloS one - 23 Jun 2010
De Luca Maria, Klimentidis Yann C, Casazza Krista, Chambers Michelle Moses, Cho Ruth, Harbison Susan T, Jumbo-Lucioni Patricia, Zhang Shaoyan, Leips Jeff, Fernandez Jose R
Abstract excerpt
Syndecans are a family of type-I transmembrane proteins that are involved in cell-matrix adhesion, migration, neuronal development, and inflammation. Previous quantitative genetic studies pinpointed Drosophila Syndecan (dSdc) as a positional candidate gene affecting variation in fat storage between two Drosophila melanogaster strains. Here, we first used quantitative complementation tests with dSdc mutants to...
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