2022
Complex regulation of fatty liver disease
Ginsberg HN, Mani A. Complex regulation of fatty liver disease. Science 2022, 376: 247-248. PMID: 35420931, PMCID: PMC9619413, DOI: 10.1126/science.abp8276.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDyrk1b promotes hepatic lipogenesis by bypassing canonical insulin signaling and directly activating mTORC2 in mice
Bhat N, Narayanan A, Fathzadeh M, Kahn M, Zhang D, Goedeke L, Neogi A, Cardone RL, Kibbey RG, Fernandez-Hernando C, Ginsberg HN, Jain D, Shulman G, Mani A. Dyrk1b promotes hepatic lipogenesis by bypassing canonical insulin signaling and directly activating mTORC2 in mice. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2022, 132: e153724. PMID: 34855620, PMCID: PMC8803348, DOI: 10.1172/jci153724.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDe novo lipogenesisNonalcoholic steatohepatitisInsulin resistanceHepatic lipogenesisElevated de novo lipogenesisNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseFatty liver diseaseLiver of patientsHepatic glycogen storageHigh-sucrose dietHepatic insulin resistanceFatty acid uptakeMetabolic syndromeLiver diseaseHepatic steatosisTriacylglycerol secretionNovo lipogenesisHepatic insulinTherapeutic targetImpaired activationAcid uptakeGlycogen storageMouse liverLiverLipogenesis
2014
Wnt signaling, de novo lipogenesis, adipogenesis and ectopic fat
Song K, Wang S, Mani M, Mani A. Wnt signaling, de novo lipogenesis, adipogenesis and ectopic fat. Oncotarget 2014, 5: 11000-11003. PMID: 25526027, PMCID: PMC4294374, DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.2769.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseFatty liver diseaseDe novo lipogenesisEctopic fatLiver diseaseNovo lipogenesisMesenchymal stem cellsElevated plasma lipidsHigher plasma triglyceridesMetabolic syndromePlasma lipidsCoronary arteryInsulin resistancePlasma triglyceridesLoss of functionWnt coreceptor LRP6Diverse congenitalPertinent findingsFunction mutationsAdipogenesisCoreceptor LRP6DiseaseStem cellsLipogenesisMajor regulator