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Transcription coactivator mediator subunit MED1 Is required for the development of fatty liver in the mouse
12 Jan 2011
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ (PPARγ), a nuclear receptor, when overexpressed in liver stimulates the induction of adipocyte-specific and lipogenesis-related genes and causes hepatic steatosis. We report here that Mediator 1 (MED1; also known as PBP or TRAP220), a key subunit of the Mediator complex, is required for high-fat diet-induced hepatic steatosis as well as PPARγ-stimulated...
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