Sensitivity of Lipid Metabolism and Insulin Signaling to Genetic Alterations in Hepatic Peroxisome Proliferator–Activated Receptor-γ Coactivator-1α Expression
Estall JL, Kahn M, Cooper MP, Fisher FM, Wu MK, Laznik D, Qu L, Cohen DE, Shulman GI, Spiegelman BM. Sensitivity of Lipid Metabolism and Insulin Signaling to Genetic Alterations in Hepatic Peroxisome Proliferator–Activated Receptor-γ Coactivator-1α Expression. Diabetes 2009, 58: 1499-1508. PMID: 19366863, PMCID: PMC2699879, DOI: 10.2337/db08-1571.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdipose TissueAnimalsBlood GlucoseBody CompositionCell Culture TechniquesCrosses, GeneticFatty LiverFemaleGene Expression RegulationHepatocytesHomeostasisInsulinInsulin ResistanceIntegrasesKetonesLipidsLiverMiceMice, TransgenicPeroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma Coactivator 1-alphaRNA, Small InterferingTrans-ActivatorsTranscription FactorsTriglyceridesConceptsPGC-1alpha levelsCre/lox systemExpression of genesKey metabolic enzymesKey metabolic pathwaysPGC-1alpha activityPGC-1alpha expressionPeroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivatorReceptor γ coactivatorLipid metabolismProliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivatorComplete genetic ablationTranscriptional coactivatorNutrient deprivationReceptor gamma coactivatorPGC-1alphaFatty acid oxidationOxidative phosphorylationMetabolic enzymesLox systemCoactivatorLipid homeostasisMetabolic pathwaysGenetic ablationGenetic alterations