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Prediabetes linked to excess glucagon in transgenic mice with pancreatic active AKT1.
The Journal of endocrinology - 1 Jan 2016
Albury-Warren Toya M, Pandey Veethika, Spinel Lina P, Masternak Michal M, Altomare Deborah A
Abstract excerpt
Protein kinase B/AKT has three isoforms (AKT1-3) and is renowned for its central role in the regulation of cell growth and proliferation, due to its constitutive activation in various cancers. AKT2, which is highly expressed in insulin-responsive tissues, has been identified as a primary regulator of glucose metabolism as Akt2 knockout mice (Akt2(-/-)) are glucose-intolerant and insulin-resistant. However, the...
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