Long noncoding RNA licensing of obesity-linked hepatic lipogenesis and NAFLD pathogenesis

Autor: Xu-Yun Zhao, Xuelian Xiong, Tongyu Liu, Lin Mi, Xiaoling Peng, Crystal Rui, Liang Guo, Siming Li, Xiaoying Li, Jiandie D. Lin
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-05383-2
Popis: The LXR-SREBP1c pathway promotes hepatic lipogenesis that is deregualted in fatty liver disease. Here the authors show that the long noncoding RNA Blnc1 contributes to the development of obesity-driven steatosis by enabling SREBP1c trascriptional activity in response to LXR activation.
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