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An Asp7Gly substitution in PPARG is associated with decreased transcriptional activation activity.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Hua Liushuai, Wang Jing, Li Mingxun, Sun Xiaomei, Zhang Liangzhi, Lei Chuzhao, Lan Xianyong, Fang Xingtang, Zhao Xin, Chen Hong
Abstract excerpt
As the master regulator of adipogenesis, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARG) is required for the accumulation of adipose tissue and hence contributes to obesity. A previous study showed that the substitution of +20A>G in PPARG changed the 7(th) amino acid from Asp to Gly, cre...
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