Mechanisms regulating GLUT4 transcription in skeletal muscle cells are highly conserved across vertebrates.

The glucose transporter 4 (GLUT4) plays a key role in glucose uptake in insulin target tissues. This transporter has been extensively studied in many species in terms of its function, expression and cellular traffic and complex mechanisms are involved in its regulation at many different levels. Howe...

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Main Authors: Rubén Marín-Juez, Mónica Diaz, Jordi Morata, Josep V Planas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3832493?pdf=render