Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPAR-gamma), also known as NR1C3 (nuclear receptor subfamily 1, group C, member 3) is a nuclear receptor encoded by the PPARG gene.
This gene encodes a member of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) subfamily of nuclear receptors. PPARs form heterodimers with retinoid X receptors (RXRs) and these heterodimers regulate transcription of various genes. Three subtypes of PPARs are known: PPAR-alpha, PPAR-delta, and PPAR-gamma. The protein encoded by this gene is PPAR-gamma and is a regulator of adipocyte differentiation. Additionally, PPAR-gamma has been implicated in the pathology of numerous diseases including obesity, diabetes, atherosclerosis and cancer. Alternatively spliced transcript variants that encode different isoforms have been described.[1]
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Further reading
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- Kadowaki T, Hara K, Kubota N, et al. (2002). "The role of PPARgamma in high-fat diet-induced obesity and insulin resistance.". J. Diabetes Complicat. 16 (1): 41-5. PMID 11872365.
- Wakino S, Law RE, Hsueh WA (2002). "Vascular protective effects by activation of nuclear receptor PPARgamma.". J. Diabetes Complicat. 16 (1): 46-9. PMID 11872366.
- Takano H, Komuro I (2002). "Roles of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma in cardiovascular disease.". J. Diabetes Complicat. 16 (1): 108-14. PMID 11872377.
- Stumvoll M, Häring H (2002). "The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma2 Pro12Ala polymorphism.". Diabetes 51 (8): 2341-7. PMID 12145143.
- Koeffler HP (2003). "Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma and cancers.". Clin. Cancer Res. 9 (1): 1-9. PMID 12538445.
- Puigserver P, Spiegelman BM (2003). "Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma coactivator 1 alpha (PGC-1 alpha): transcriptional coactivator and metabolic regulator.". Endocr. Rev. 24 (1): 78-90. PMID 12588810.
- Takano H, Hasegawa H, Nagai T, Komuro I (2003). "The role of PPARgamma-dependent pathway in the development of cardiac hypertrophy.". Drugs Today 39 (5): 347-57. PMID 12861348.
- Rangwala SM, Lazar MA (2004). "Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma in diabetes and metabolism.". Trends Pharmacol. Sci. 25 (6): 331-6. doi:10.1016/j.tips.2004.03.012. PMID 15165749.
- Cuzzocrea S (2005). "Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors gamma ligands and ischemia and reperfusion injury.". Vascul. Pharmacol. 41 (6): 187-95. doi:10.1016/j.vph.2004.10.004. PMID 15653094.
- Savage DB (2007). "PPAR gamma as a metabolic regulator: insights from genomics and pharmacology.". Expert reviews in molecular medicine 7 (1): 1-16. doi:10.1017/S1462399405008793. PMID 15673477.
- Pégorier JP (2005). "[PPAR receptors and insulin sensitivity: new agonists in development]". Ann. Endocrinol. (Paris) 66 (2 Pt 2): 1S10-7. PMID 15959400.
- Tsai YS, Maeda N (2005). "PPARgamma: a critical determinant of body fat distribution in humans and mice.". Trends Cardiovasc. Med. 15 (3): 81-5. doi:10.1016/j.tcm.2005.04.002. PMID 16039966.
- Gurnell M (2006). "Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma and the regulation of adipocyte function: lessons from human genetic studies.". Best Pract. Res. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 19 (4): 501-23. doi:10.1016/j.beem.2005.10.001. PMID 16311214.
- Cecil JE, Watt P, Palmer CN, Hetherington M (2006). "Energy balance and food intake: the role of PPARgamma gene polymorphisms.". Physiol. Behav. 88 (3): 227-33. doi:10.1016/j.physbeh.2006.05.028. PMID 16777151.
- Rousseaux C, Desreumaux P (2007). "[The peroxisome-proliferator-activated gamma receptor and chronic inflammatory bowel disease (PPARgamma and IBD)]". J. Soc. Biol. 200 (2): 121-31. PMID 17151549.
- Eriksson JG (2007). "Gene polymorphisms, size at birth, and the development of hypertension and type 2 diabetes.". J. Nutr. 137 (4): 1063-5. PMID 17374678.
- Tönjes A, Stumvoll M (2007). "The role of the Pro12Ala polymorphism in peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma in diabetes risk.". Current opinion in clinical nutrition and metabolic care 10 (4): 410-4. doi:10.1097/MCO.0b013e3281e389d9. PMID 17563457.
- Burgermeister E, Seger R (2007). "MAPK kinases as nucleo-cytoplasmic shuttles for PPARgamma.". Cell Cycle 6 (13): 1539-48. PMID 17611413.
- Papageorgiou E, Pitulis N, Msaouel P, et al. (2007). "The non-genomic crosstalk between PPAR-gamma ligands and ERK1/2 in cancer cell lines.". Expert Opin. Ther. Targets 11 (8): 1071-85. doi:10.1517/14728222.11.8.1071. PMID 17665979.
This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.
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