Regulation of energy stores and feeding by neuronal and peripheral CREB activity in Drosophila.

The cAMP-responsive transcription factor CREB functions in adipose tissue and liver to regulate glycogen and lipid metabolism in mammals. While Drosophila has a homolog of mammalian CREB, dCREB2, its role in energy metabolism is not fully understood. Using tissue-specific expression of a dominant-ne...

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Main Authors: Koichi Iijima, LiJuan Zhao, Christopher Shenton, Kanae Iijima-Ando
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-12-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2795867?pdf=render