Non-proteolytic ubiquitin modification of PPARγ by Smurf1 protects the liver from steatosis.

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is characterized by abnormal accumulation of triglycerides (TG) in the liver and other metabolic syndrome symptoms, but its molecular genetic causes are not completely understood. Here, we show that mice deficient for ubiquitin ligase (E3) Smad ubiquitin regu...

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Main Authors: Kun Zhu, Yi Tang, Xuan Xu, Hien Dang, Liu-Ya Tang, Xiang Wang, Xin Wei Wang, Ying E Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-12-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000091