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Degradation of PHLPP2 by KCTD17, via a Glucagon-Dependent Pathway, Promotes Hepatic Steatosis.
Gastroenterology - 1 Dec 2017
Kim KyeongJin, Ryu Dongryeol, Dongiovanni Paola, Ozcan Lale, Nayak Shruti, Ueberheide Beatrix, Valenti Luca, Auwerx Johan, Pajvani Utpal B
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Obesity-induced nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) develops, in part, via excess insulin-stimulated hepatic de novo lipogenesis, which increases, paradoxically, in patients with obesity-induced insulin resistance. Pleckstrin homology domain leucine-rich repeat protein phosphatase 2 (PHLPP2) terminates insulin signaling by dephosphorylating Akt; levels of PHLPP2 are reduced in livers from...
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