2010
Standard operating procedures for describing and performing metabolic tests of glucose homeostasis in mice
Ayala JE, Consortium F, Samuel V, Morton G, Obici S, Croniger C, Shulman G, Wasserman D, McGuinness O. Standard operating procedures for describing and performing metabolic tests of glucose homeostasis in mice. Disease Models & Mechanisms 2010, 3: 525-534. PMID: 20713647, PMCID: PMC2938392, DOI: 10.1242/dmm.006239.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 glucoseGenesAdipose-selective targeting of the GLUT4 gene impairs insulin action in muscle and liver
Abel E, Peroni O, Kim J, Kim Y, Boss O, Hadro E, Minnemann T, Shulman G, Kahn B. Adipose-selective targeting of the GLUT4 gene impairs insulin action in muscle and liver. Nature 2001, 409: 729-733. PMID: 11217863, DOI: 10.1038/35055575.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsulin-stimulated glucose uptakeType 2 diabetesInsulin resistanceGlucose uptakeAdipose tissueGLUT4 expressionInsulin-resistant statesDownregulation of GLUT4Glucose intoleranceGlucose transportAdipose massIntracellular storage sitesGlucose homeostasisInsulin actionDiabetesPhosphoinositide-3-OH kinaseImpaired activationSkeletal muscleMuscleMicePlasma membrane4Early defectsLiverMain siteAdipocytes
2000
Loss of Insulin Signaling in Hepatocytes Leads to Severe Insulin Resistance and Progressive Hepatic Dysfunction
Michael M, Kulkarni R, Postic C, Previs S, Shulman G, Magnuson M, Kahn C. Loss of Insulin Signaling in Hepatocytes Leads to Severe Insulin Resistance and Progressive Hepatic Dysfunction. Molecular Cell 2000, 6: 87-97. PMID: 10949030, DOI: 10.1016/s1097-2765(05)00015-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsulin resistanceGlucose homeostasisInsulin receptor knockout miceLiver-specific insulin receptor knockout miceDirect insulin actionNormal hepatic functionProgressive hepatic dysfunctionReceptor knockout miceSevere glucose intoleranceSevere insulin resistanceHepatic glucose productionFailure of insulinLoss of insulinHepatic gene expressionHepatic dysfunctionGlucose intoleranceMarked hyperinsulinemiaCre-loxP systemInsulin clearanceHepatic functionInsulin secretionInsulin receptor geneKnockout miceInsulin actionGlucose production
1998
Disruption of IRS-2 causes type 2 diabetes in mice
Withers D, Gutierrez J, Towery H, Burks D, Ren J, Previs S, Zhang Y, Bernal D, Pons S, Shulman G, Bonner-Weir S, White M. Disruption of IRS-2 causes type 2 diabetes in mice. Nature 1998, 391: 900-904. PMID: 9495343, DOI: 10.1038/36116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlood GlucoseCloning, MolecularDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2FemaleGene TargetingHumansInsulinInsulin Receptor Substrate ProteinsInsulin ResistanceIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsIslets of LangerhansLiverMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMuscle, SkeletalPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesPhosphoproteinsPhosphorylationReceptor, InsulinRecombination, GeneticSignal TransductionConceptsType 2 diabetesInsulin resistanceHuman type 2 diabetesPancreatic β-cell functionInsulin secretion increasesSingle molecular abnormalityΒ-cell compensationIRS-2-deficient miceΒ-cell functionHuman type 2Insulin secretionInsulin receptor substrateGlucose homeostasisSecretion increasesInsulin actionType 2DiabetesMolecular abnormalitiesProgressive deteriorationSkeletal muscleIRS-2Insulin signalingIRS-1Mild resistanceMice