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Quantitative Determination of De Novo Fatty Acid Synthesis in Brown Adipose Tissue Using Deuterium Oxide
Published on: May 12, 2023
Deficiency of carbohydrate response element-binding protein (ChREBP) reduces lipogenesis as well as glycolysis
Katsumi Iizuka1, Richard K Bruick, Guosheng Liang
1Department of Biochemistry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and Dallas Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 4500 South Lancaster Road, Dallas, TX 75216, USA.
Abstract:
The liver provides for long-term energy needs of the body by converting excess carbohydrate into fat for storage. Insulin is one factor that promotes hepatic lipogenesis, but there is increasing evidence that glucose also contributes to the coordinated regulation of carbohydrate and fat metabolism in liver by mechanisms that are independent of insulin. In this study, we show that the transcription factor, carbohydrate response element-binding protein (ChREBP), is required both for basal and carbohydrate-induced expression of several liver enzymes essential for coordinated control of glucose metabolism, fatty acid, and the synthesis of fatty acids and triglycerides in vivo.
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