Deletion of the α-Arrestin Protein Txnip in Mice Promotes Adiposity and Adipogenesis While Preserving Insulin Sensitivity
Chutkow WA, Birkenfeld AL, Brown JD, Lee HY, Frederick DW, Yoshioka J, Patwari P, Kursawe R, Cushman SW, Plutzky J, Shulman GI, Samuel VT, Lee RT. Deletion of the α-Arrestin Protein Txnip in Mice Promotes Adiposity and Adipogenesis While Preserving Insulin Sensitivity. Diabetes 2010, 59: 1424-1434. PMID: 20299477, PMCID: PMC2874703, DOI: 10.2337/db09-1212.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTxnip knockout miceInsulin resistanceInsulin sensitivityKnockout miceInsulin responsivenessTXNIP expressionSkeletal muscleWild-type littermate control miceStandard chow dietType 2 diabetes pathogenesisHigh-fat dietHigh-fat feedingLittermate control miceGene-deleted miceInhibits glucose uptakeControl miceChow dietAdipose massMore insulinCaloric excessFat massDiabetes pathogenesisMouse embryonic fibroblastsRegulator of adipogenesisPPARgamma expression