MiRs with a sweet tooth.
basic_science · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.cmet.2011.07.005 and PMC identifier 3880780.
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Abstract
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have recently been found to be critical regulators of metabolic homeostasis. A study in Nature by Trajkovski et al. (2011) shows that the highly related miRNAs miR-103 and miR-107 modulate insulin sensitivity and glucose homeostasis in obese mice. These miRNAs might represent therapeutic targets to ameliorate obesity-associated insulin resistance.