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SUBMITTER: Chan CB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3147257 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chan Chi Bun CB Liu Xia X He Kunyan K Qi Qi Q Jung Dae Y DY Kim Jason K JK Kim Jason K JK Ye Keqiang K
EMBO reports 20110701 8
Dysfunction of hepatic insulin receptor tyrosine kinase (IRTK) causes the development of type 2 diabetes. However, the molecular mechanism regulating IRTK activity in the liver remains poorly understood. Here, we show that phosphoinositide 3-kinase enhancer A (PIKE-A) is a new insulin-dependent enhancer of hepatic IRTK. Liver-specific Pike-knockout (LPKO) mice display glucose intolerance with impaired hepatic insulin sensitivity. Specifically, insulin-provoked phosphoinositide 3-kinase/Akt signa ...[more]