CREB and FoxO1: Two transcription factors for the regulation of hepatic gluconeogenesis

BMB Reports

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 567-574

  Oh, Kyoung Jin ^a   Han, Hye Sook ^a   Kim, Min Jung ^a   Koo, Seung Hoi ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

CREB; FoxO1; Gluconeogenesis; Liver; Transcription

Indexed keywords

CELL RECEPTOR; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; GLUCOSE; NUCLEAR RECEPTOR SUBFAMILY 0, GROUP B, MEMBER 2; TCF7L2 PROTEIN, HUMAN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 7 LIKE 2;

ARTICLE; ENERGY METABOLISM; GLUCONEOGENESIS; HUMAN; LIVER; METABOLISM;

CYCLIC AMP RESPONSE ELEMENT-BINDING PROTEIN; ENERGY METABOLISM; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; GLUCONEOGENESIS; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; LIVER; RECEPTORS, CYTOPLASMIC AND NUCLEAR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 7-LIKE 2 PROTEIN;

EID: 84891642691     PISSN: 19766696     EISSN: 1976670X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5483/BMBRep.2013.46.12.248     Document Type: Article

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