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Regulation of glucose homeostasis through a XBP-1-FoxO1 interaction.
Nature medicine - 1 Mar 2011
Zhou Yingjiang, Lee Justin, Reno Candace M, Sun Cheng, Park Sang Won, Chung Jason, Lee Jaemin, Fisher Simon J, White Morris F, Biddinger Sudha B, Ozcan Umut
Abstract excerpt
To date, the only known role of the spliced form of X-box-binding protein-1 (XBP-1s) in metabolic processes has been its ability to act as a transcription factor that regulates the expression of genes that increase the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) folding capacity, thereby improving insulin sensitivity. Here we show that XBP-1s interacts with the Forkhead box O1 (FoxO1) transcription factor and directs it toward...
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