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A novel ChREBP isoform in adipose tissue regulates systemic glucose metabolism.
Nature - 19 Apr 2012
Herman Mark A, Peroni Odile D, Villoria Jorge, Schön Michael R, Abumrad Nada A, Blüher Matthias, Klein Samuel, Kahn Barbara B
Abstract excerpt
The prevalence of obesity and type 2 diabetes is increasing worldwide and threatens to shorten lifespan. Impaired insulin action in peripheral tissues is a major pathogenic factor. Insulin stimulates glucose uptake in adipose tissue through the GLUT4 (also known as SLC2A4) glucose transporter, and alterations in adipose tissue GLUT4 expression or function regulate systemic insulin sensitivity. Downregulation of...
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