Melting fat away in flies.

Reis, Tânia; Hariharan, Iswar K · Cell Metab · 2005

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Two important proteins that function in regulating cell growth are the transcriptional regulator FOXO and the protein kinase Tor. A recent publication shows that the Melted protein can modulate both FOXO and Tor activity and can also regulate fat levels in Drosophila.

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