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Preventing phosphorylation of sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1a by MAP-kinases protects mice from fatty liver and visceral obesity.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Kotzka Jorg, Knebel Birgit, Haas Jutta, Kremer Lorena, Jacob Sylvia, Hartwig Sonja, Nitzgen Ulrike, Muller-Wieland Dirk
Abstract excerpt
The transcription factor sterol regulatory element binding protein (SREBP)-1a plays a pivotal role in lipid metabolism. Using the SREBP-1a expressing human hepatoma cell line HepG2 we have shown previously that human SREBP-1a is phosphorylated at serine 117 by ERK-mitogen-activated protein kinase...
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