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Central players in inherited lipodystrophies.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20621503     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Common obesity and inherited lipodystrophies, rare disorders characterized by a partial (familial partial lipodystrophy; FPLD) or complete (congenital generalized lipodystrophy; CGL) lack of adipose tissue, are both associated with metabolic complications such as insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. Mutations in the transcription factor peroxisome proliferator activated receptor (PPAR)γ and a number of its downstream target genes result in lipodystrophy. We hypothesize that signalling by another transcription factor, sterol response element binding protein (SREBP)1c, also needs to be intact to prevent lipodystrophy. The future challenge is to understand how inactivation of such central players or of their upstream regulators or downstream effectors can affect adipose tissue in a depot-specific fashion.
Authors:
Ellen H Jeninga; Eric Kalkhoven
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2010-07-10
Journal Detail:
Title:  Trends in endocrinology and metabolism: TEM     Volume:  21     ISSN:  1879-3061     ISO Abbreviation:  Trends Endocrinol. Metab.     Publication Date:  2010 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-10-04     Completed Date:  2011-01-19     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9001516     Medline TA:  Trends Endocrinol Metab     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  581-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Department of Metabolic and Endocrine Diseases, UMC Utrecht, Lundlaan 6, 3584 EA Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adipose Tissue / metabolism,  pathology
Animals
Humans
Lipodystrophy / genetics,  metabolism*
Models, Biological
PPAR gamma / genetics,  metabolism
Signal Transduction / genetics,  physiology
Sterol Regulatory Element Binding Protein 1 / genetics,  metabolism
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/PPAR gamma; 0/Sterol Regulatory Element Binding Protein 1

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