2023
Loss of ZNF148 enhances insulin secretion in human pancreatic β cells
de Klerk E, Xiao Y, Emfinger C, Keller M, Berrios D, Loconte V, Ekman A, White K, Cardone R, Kibbey R, Attie A, Hebrok M. Loss of ZNF148 enhances insulin secretion in human pancreatic β cells. JCI Insight 2023, 8: e157572. PMID: 37288664, PMCID: PMC10393241, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.157572.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPancreatic β-cellsΒ-cellsSC-β cellsHuman pancreatic β-cellsInsulin secretionHuman β-cellsVesicle traffickingGenetic regulatorsStem cell-derived β cellsDirect repressionS100 genesCells identifiesZNF148Annexin A2Tetrameric complexCell membraneNovel therapeutic targetNovel therapeutic strategiesHuman isletsRegulatorTherapeutic targetCellsS100A16 expressionGlucose homeostasisTherapeutic strategies
2022
Comprehensive Analysis of Metabolic Isozyme Targets in Cancer
Marczyk M, Gunasekharan V, Casadevall D, Qing T, Foldi J, Sehgal R, Shan NL, Blenman KRM, O'Meara TA, Umlauf S, Surovtseva YV, Muthusamy V, Rinehart J, Perry RJ, Kibbey R, Hatzis C, Pusztai L. Comprehensive Analysis of Metabolic Isozyme Targets in Cancer. Cancer Research 2022, 82: 1698-1711. PMID: 35247885, PMCID: PMC10883296, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-21-3983.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPotential therapeutic targetAcetyl-CoA carboxylase 1Therapeutic targetCancer typesCell linesBreast cancer viabilityPatient-derived xenograftsNovel metabolic targetsCorresponding cell linesExpression patternsDrug treatmentMatching normal tissuesRelated commentaryTumor growthMalignant transformationSmall molecule inhibitionCancer viabilityCancer Cell Line EncyclopediaNormal tissuesMetabolic vulnerabilitiesCarboxylase 1Anticancer therapyCellular changesCell proliferationMetabolic reprogrammingDyrk1b 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