Free Fatty Acids Inhibit Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase 1B and Activate Akt

Background/Aims: Accumulating evidence has suggested that free fatty acids (FFAs) interact with protein kinases and protein phosphatases. The present study examined the effect of FFAs on protein phosphatases and Akt. Methods: Activities of protein phosphatase 1 (PP1), protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A),...

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Main Authors: Eisuke Shibata, Takeshi Kanno, Ayako Tsuchiya, Kohzo Kuribayashi, Chiharu Tabata, Takashi Nakano, Tomoyuki Nishizaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cell Physiol Biochem Press GmbH & Co KG 2013-09-01
Series:Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/354489