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G6PC2 confers protection against hypoglycemia upon ketogenic diet feeding and prolonged fasting.
Molecular metabolism - 1 Nov 2020
Bosma Karin J, Rahim Mohsin, Oeser James K, McGuinness Owen P, Young Jamey D, O'Brien Richard M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: G6PC2 is predominantly expressed in pancreatic islet beta cells. G6PC2 hydrolyzes glucose-6-phosphate to glucose and inorganic phosphate, thereby creating a futile substrate cycle that opposes the action of glucokinase. This substrate cycle determines the sensitivity of glucose-stimulated insulin secretion to glucose and hence regulates fasting blood glucose (FBG) but not fasting plasma insulin (FPI)...
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