2021
Deletion of the diabetes candidate gene Slc16a13 in mice attenuates diet-induced ectopic lipid accumulation and insulin resistance
Schumann T, König J, von Loeffelholz C, Vatner DF, Zhang D, Perry RJ, Bernier M, Chami J, Henke C, Kurzbach A, El-Agroudy NN, Willmes DM, Pesta D, de Cabo R, O´Sullivan J, Simon E, Shulman GI, Hamilton BS, Birkenfeld AL. Deletion of the diabetes candidate gene Slc16a13 in mice attenuates diet-induced ectopic lipid accumulation and insulin resistance. Communications Biology 2021, 4: 826. PMID: 34211098, PMCID: PMC8249653, DOI: 10.1038/s42003-021-02279-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAMP-Activated Protein KinasesAnimalsDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Diet, High-FatGene ExpressionGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansInsulin ResistanceLipid MetabolismLiverMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMitochondriaMonocarboxylic Acid TransportersNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseObesityOxygen ConsumptionConceptsMitochondrial respirationGenome-wide association studiesNovel susceptibility genesLipid accumulationPlasma membraneAMPK activationAssociation studiesPhysiological functionsEctopic lipid accumulationReduced hepatic lipid accumulationSusceptibility genesLactate transporterMonocarboxylate transportersPotential targetGenesTransportersDeletionLipid contentHepatic lipid accumulationPotential importanceKnockout miceRespirationHepatic insulin sensitivityMCT13Accumulation
2020
A MicroRNA Linking Human Positive Selection and Metabolic Disorders
Wang L, Sinnott-Armstrong N, Wagschal A, Wark AR, Camporez JP, Perry RJ, Ji F, Sohn Y, Oh J, Wu S, Chery J, Moud BN, Saadat A, Dankel SN, Mellgren G, Tallapragada DSP, Strobel SM, Lee MJ, Tewhey R, Sabeti PC, Schaefer A, Petri A, Kauppinen S, Chung RT, Soukas A, Avruch J, Fried SK, Hauner H, Sadreyev RI, Shulman GI, Claussnitzer M, Näär AM. A MicroRNA Linking Human Positive Selection and Metabolic Disorders. Cell 2020, 183: 684-701.e14. PMID: 33058756, PMCID: PMC8092355, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2020.09.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdipocytes, BrownAdiposityAllelesAnimalsCell DifferentiationCell LineCells, CulturedDiet, High-FatEnergy MetabolismEpigenesis, GeneticGenetic LociGlucoseHomeostasisHumansHypertrophyInsulin ResistanceLeptinMaleMammalsMetabolic DiseasesMice, Inbred C57BLMice, ObeseMicroRNAsObesityOligonucleotidesSpecies SpecificityConceptsPositive selectionMiR-128Additional genetic elementsCrucial metabolic regulatorAncient adaptationEvolutionary adaptationGenetic elementsMetabolic regulatorGenetic ablationLociMetabolic maladaptationLactase geneAntisense targetingMetabolic disease modelsThrifty phenotypeDisease modelsDiet-induced obesityMetabolic diseasesAbility of adultsMammalsAdaptationGenesMicroRNAsRegulatorSelection
2001
Insulin Resistance and a Diabetes Mellitus-Like Syndrome in Mice Lacking the Protein Kinase Akt2 (PKBβ)
Cho H, Mu J, Kim J, Thorvaldsen J, Chu Q, Crenshaw E, Kaestner K, Bartolomei M, Shulman G, Birnbaum M. Insulin Resistance and a Diabetes Mellitus-Like Syndrome in Mice Lacking the Protein Kinase Akt2 (PKBβ). Science 2001, 292: 1728-1731. PMID: 11387480, DOI: 10.1126/science.292.5522.1728.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlood GlucoseDeoxyglucoseDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2FemaleGene TargetingGlucoseGlucose Clamp TechniqueGlucose Tolerance TestHomeostasisInsulinInsulin ResistanceIslets of LangerhansLiverMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicMuscle, SkeletalProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProto-Oncogene ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktSignal TransductionConceptsSerine-threonine protein kinase AktProtein kinase Akt2Protein kinase AktProtein kinase B.Activation of phosphatidylinositolEssential genesKinase Akt2Kinase AktAbility of insulinGlucose homeostasisNormal glucose homeostasisAkt2Critical initial stepEarly eventsSkeletal muscleHomeostasisInsulin actionMice LackingInsulin responsivenessInitial stepActivationInsulin resistancePhosphatidylinositolBlood glucoseGenes