Abstract
Background: Obesity-related diseases result from accumulation of lipids in nonadipose tissues. Results: Mutations in 167 yeast genes confer fatty acid sensitivity. Loss of yeast and mammalian ARV1 results in pronounced lipid hypersensitivity, lipoapoptosis, and reduced triglyceride synthesis. Conclusion: 75 evolutionarily conserved components of obesity-related disorders were identified. Significance: Understanding lipid sensitivity may lead to treatment of numerous human metabolic diseases.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 4417-4431 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | Journal of Biological Chemistry |
Volume | 289 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 14 2014 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology
- Cell Biology