2022
Insulin increases placental triglyceride as a potential mechanism for fetal adiposity in maternal obesity
Anam AK, Cooke KM, Dratver MB, O'Bryan JV, Perley LE, Guller SM, Hwang JJ, Taylor HS, Goedeke L, Kliman HJ, Vatner DF, Flannery CA. Insulin increases placental triglyceride as a potential mechanism for fetal adiposity in maternal obesity. Molecular Metabolism 2022, 64: 101574. PMID: 35970449, PMCID: PMC9440306, DOI: 10.1016/j.molmet.2022.101574.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDe novo lipogenesisFetal adiposityFatty acid uptakeMaternal obesityObese womenNormal weightExcess adiposityVillous explantsInsulin receptorNewborns of mothersNormal-weight womenAcid uptakePlacental villous explantsTranscription factor SREBP-1Insulin-like growth factor 2Effect of insulinFatty acid oxidationPlacental triglyceridesPlacental responsesElevated triglyceridesMaternal hyperglycemiaWeight womenGrowth factor 2Diabetes riskPlacental metabolism
2016
Mechanism of Insulin Action
White M. Mechanism of Insulin Action. 2016, 114-132. DOI: 10.1002/9781118924853.ch8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInsulin-like signalingGenome-wide association studiesInsulin-like peptidesClassical insulin target tissuesInsulin-like growth factor 2Receptor tyrosine kinasesSimilar receptor tyrosine kinasesEnvironmental signalsHuman genomeInsulin target tissuesGenetic lociPancreatic β-cellsInsulin signalTyrosine kinaseAssociation studiesRelease of nutrientsConflicting signalsGrowth factor 2IGF signalingAnimal growthFactor 1Factor 2Insulin-like growth factor-1Β-cellsGenes
2013
The IGF2 intronic miR-483 selectively enhances transcription from IGF2 fetal promoters and enhances tumorigenesis
Liu M, Roth A, Yu M, Morris R, Bersani F, Rivera MN, Lu J, Shioda T, Vasudevan S, Ramaswamy S, Maheswaran S, Diederichs S, Haber DA. The IGF2 intronic miR-483 selectively enhances transcription from IGF2 fetal promoters and enhances tumorigenesis. Genes & Development 2013, 27: 2543-2548. PMID: 24298054, PMCID: PMC3861668, DOI: 10.1101/gad.224170.113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsulin-like growth factor 2Loss of imprintingUntranslated regionFunctional positive feedback loopRNA helicase DHX9IGF2 mRNAAdditional regulatory mechanismsIntronic miRNANuclear poolHost genesEctopic expressionMicroRNA screenPositive feedback loopIGF2 transcriptionPrimary Wilms tumorsFetal promotersIGF2 transcriptsPromoter contributesRegulatory mechanismsIGF2 geneGrowth factor 2IGF2 expressionTranscriptionGenesMiR-483
2011
Mechanisms of Insulin Action
White M, White M. Mechanisms of Insulin Action. 2011, 19-38. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-1028-7_2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInsulin-like growth factor 2Receptor tyrosine kinasesTyrosine kinaseInsulin-like signalingInsulin-like peptidesG protein-coupled receptorsInsulin-like growth factor-1Caenorhabditis elegansEnvironmental signalsHuman genomeFruit flyRelease of nutrientsGrowth factor 2Factor 1Factor 2Somatic growthKinaseLower animalsGrowth factor-1Common mechanismSimilar peptidesInsulin actionWide arrayMetabolismMetazoans
2010
Loss of imprinting and marked gene elevation are 2 forms of aberrant IGF2 expression in colorectal cancer
Cheng Y, Idrees K, Shattock R, Khan SA, Zeng Z, Brennan CW, Paty P, Barany F. Loss of imprinting and marked gene elevation are 2 forms of aberrant IGF2 expression in colorectal cancer. International Journal Of Cancer 2010, 127: 568-577. PMID: 19957330, PMCID: PMC3270092, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.25086.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsulin-like growth factor 2IGF2 LOIColorectal cancerLoss of imprintingPrimary colorectal cancerIGF2 expressionNormal colorectal tissuesPrimary CRC tumorsSignificant correlationGrowth factor 2CRC tumorigenesisCRC tumorsIGF2 levelsColorectal tissuesIGF2 overexpressionH19 methylationHuman malignanciesMicrosatellite instabilityExpression correlatesNormal tissuesH19 hypomethylationCancerCommon eventAberrant gene expressionFactor 2
2009
Insulin-Like Growth Factor 2 and the Insulin Receptor, But Not Insulin, Regulate Fetal Hepatic Glycogen Synthesis
Liang L, Guo W, Esquiliano D, Asai M, Rodriguez S, Giraud J, Kushner J, White M, Lopez M. Insulin-Like Growth Factor 2 and the Insulin Receptor, But Not Insulin, Regulate Fetal Hepatic Glycogen Synthesis. Endocrinology 2009, 151: 741-747. PMID: 20032056, PMCID: PMC2817628, DOI: 10.1210/en.2009-0705.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlycogen synthesisInsulin receptorFetal liverInsulin receptor substrate 2Insulin-like growth factor 2Knockout mouse strainIR-A isoformGlycogen synthaseMajor regulatorGrowth factor 2Akt proteinSubstrate 2Insulin receptor isoformsGlycogen metabolismIgf2 deficiencyPDX-1Factor 2Receptor isoformsHepatic glycogen synthesisHepatic glycogen metabolismINSRIGF2Fetal hepatocytesIsoformsMouse strainsIGF2R polymorphisms and risk of esophageal and gastric adenocarcinomas
Hoyo C, Schildkraut JM, Murphy SK, Chow W, Vaughan TL, Risch H, Marks JR, Jirtle RL, Calingeart B, Mayne S, Fraumeni J, Gammon MD. IGF2R polymorphisms and risk of esophageal and gastric adenocarcinomas. International Journal Of Cancer 2009, 125: 2673-2678. PMID: 19626700, PMCID: PMC3008656, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.24623.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugsRisk of esophagealInsulin-like growth factor 2Gastric adenocarcinomaGastric cancerEsophageal squamous cell carcinomaNoncardia gastric adenocarcinomaNoncardia gastric cancerSquamous cell carcinomaExploratory subgroup analysisAnti-inflammatory drugsMannose-6-phosphate/insulin-like growth factor 2 receptorNoncardia adenocarcinomaGrowth factor 2Cigarette smokersCell carcinomaSubgroup analysisGrowth factor 2 receptorInsulin-like growth factor 2 receptorCardia adenocarcinomaFactor 2 receptorG alleleNonsynonymous genetic variantsAdenocarcinomaStudy participants
2005
Allelic expression of IGF2 in live-bearing, matrotrophic fishes
Lawton BR, Sevigny L, Obergfell C, Reznick D, O’Neill R, O’Neill M. Allelic expression of IGF2 in live-bearing, matrotrophic fishes. Discover Developmental Biology 2005, 215: 207-212. PMID: 15654625, DOI: 10.1007/s00427-004-0463-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsulin-like growth factor 2Parent-specific gene expressionGenomic imprinting predictsGrowth regulatory genesMatrotrophic fishPoeciliopsis prolificaTranscriptional silencingHeterandria formosaRegulatory genesFish speciesAllelic expressionEmbryonic developmentIGF2 activityGene expressionPlacental animalsDevelopmental expressionGrowth factor 2GenesParental investmentEmbryonic growthSpeciesFactor 2ExpressionVertebratesEutherians
This site is protected by hCaptcha and its Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply