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SUBMITTER: Kung CP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4926645 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kung Che-Pei CP Leu Julia I-Ju JI Basu Subhasree S Khaku Sakina S Anokye-Danso Frederick F Liu Qin Q George Donna L DL Ahima Rexford S RS Murphy Maureen E ME
Cell reports 20160303 10
p53 is well known for its tumor suppressor role, but this protein also has a poorly understood role in the regulation of metabolism. Human studies have implicated a common polymorphism at codon 72 of p53 in diabetic and pre-diabetic phenotypes. To understand this role, we utilized a humanized mouse model of the p53 codon 72 variants and monitored these mice following challenge with a high-fat diet (HFD). Mice with the arginine 72 (R72) variant of p53 developed more-severe obesity and glucose int ...[more]