USP1 deubiquitinates Akt to inhibit PI3K-Akt-FoxO signalling in the muscle during prolonged starvation
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SUBMITTER: Dana Goldbraikh
PROVIDER: S-SCDT-EMBOR-2019-48791-T | biostudies-other |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
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