Recent genome-wide association studies (GWAS) identified Dusp8, a dual-specificity phosphatase targeting MAP kinases, as type 2 diabetes risk gene. Here, we unravel Dusp8 as gatekeeper in the hypothalamic control of glucose homeostasis in mice and humans. Male but not female Dusp8 loss-of-function m...
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus (Mouse)