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The P300 acetyltransferase inhibitor C646 promotes membrane translocation of insulin receptor protein substrate and interaction with the insulin receptor
Peng J, Ramatchandirin B, Wang Y, Pearah A, Namachivayam K, Wolf R, Steele K, MohanKumar K, Yu L, Guo S, White M, Maheshwari A, He L. The P300 acetyltransferase inhibitor C646 promotes membrane translocation of insulin receptor protein substrate and interaction with the insulin receptor. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2022, 298: 101621. PMID: 35074429, PMCID: PMC8850660, DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.101621.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbsence of insulinP300 acetyltransferase activityTyrosine kinase activityAcetyltransferase activityInsulin receptorObese patientsTyrosine phosphorylationRole of acetylationInsulinNormal functionMembrane translocationSubsequent activationC646PatientsLiver hepatocytesProtein substratesInhibitionReceptorsMolecular mechanismsHepatocytesPhosphorylationBeta subunitKinase activityObesityUnique effects
2020
From population to neuron: exploring common mediators for metabolic problems and mental illnesses
Takayanagi Y, Ishizuka K, Laursen T, Yukitake H, Yang K, Cascella N, Ueda S, Sumitomo A, Narita Z, Horiuchi Y, Niwa M, Taguchi A, White M, Eaton W, Mortensen P, Sakurai T, Sawa A. From population to neuron: exploring common mediators for metabolic problems and mental illnesses. Molecular Psychiatry 2020, 26: 3931-3942. PMID: 33173197, PMCID: PMC8514126, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-020-00939-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor mental illnessOlfactory neuronal cellsInsulin resistanceMental illnessBipolar disorderNeuronal cellsPathophysiological mediatorsHigh incidenceSZ patientsCommon mediatorIrs2 knockout miceSame large cohortIRS2 tyrosine phosphorylationDanish registriesBP patientsHealthy controlsHealthy subjectsLarge cohortEpidemiological dataEpidemiological studiesKnockout miceAnimal modelsPatientsMetabolic problemsDiabetes