ASXL2 Regulates Glucose, Lipid, and Skeletal Homeostasis

ASXL2 is an ETP family protein that interacts with PPARγ. We find that ASXL2−/− mice are insulin resistant, lipodystrophic, and fail to respond to a high-fat diet. Consistent with genetic variation at the ASXL2 locus and human bone mineral density, ASXL2−/− mice are also severely osteopetrotic becau...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Takashi Izawa, Nidhi Rohatgi, Tomohiro Fukunaga, Qun-Tian Wang, Matthew J. Silva, Michael J. Gardner, Michael L. McDaniel, Nada A. Abumrad, Clay F. Semenkovich, Steven L. Teitelbaum, Wei Zou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-06-01
Series:Cell Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124715005458