Reduced plasma glucose by asparagine synthetase knockdown in the mouse liver.

Abstract:

:Expression of the asparagine synthetase gene is dependent on extracellular glucose concentration. This gene was knocked-down in livers of male Balb/c mice by a hydrodynamic tail vein injection of small interfering RNA (siRNA) against the gene. This knockdown resulted in a significant decrease in plasma glucose concentration. These results suggested that asparagine synthetase is a novel protein that regulates plasma glucose levels.

journal_name

Biol Pharm Bull

authors

Iida S,Kamiya H,Nakaya A,Hayashi Y,Sawada A,Kaji N,Baba Y,Harashima H

doi

10.1248/bpb.b13-00414

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2013-01-01 00:00:00

pages

2009-11

issue

12

eissn

0918-6158

issn

1347-5215

pii

DN/JST.JSTAGE/bpb/b13-00414

journal_volume

36

pub_type

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