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PON3 knockout mice are susceptible to obesity, gallstone formation, and atherosclerosis.
FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology - 1 Apr 2015
Shih Diana M, Yu Janet M, Vergnes Laurent, Dali-Youcef Nassim, Champion Matthew D, Devarajan Asokan, Zhang Peixiang, Castellani Lawrence W, Brindley David N, Jamey Carole, Auwerx Johan, Reddy Srinivasa T, Ford David A, Reue Karen, Lusis Aldons J
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We report the engineering and characterization of paraoxonase-3 knockout mice (Pon3KO). The mice were generally healthy but exhibited quantitative alterations in bile acid metabolism and a 37% increased body weight compared to the wild-type mice on a high fat diet. PON3 was enriched in the mitoch...
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