Nature Communications (Nov 2020)

Lkb1 suppresses amino acid-driven gluconeogenesis in the liver

  • Pierre-Alexandre Just,
  • Sara Charawi,
  • Raphaël G. P. Denis,
  • Mathilde Savall,
  • Massiré Traore,
  • Marc Foretz,
  • Sultan Bastu,
  • Salimata Magassa,
  • Nadia Senni,
  • Pierre Sohier,
  • Maud Wursmer,
  • Mireille Vasseur-Cognet,
  • Alain Schmitt,
  • Morgane Le Gall,
  • Marjorie Leduc,
  • François Guillonneau,
  • Jean-Pascal De Bandt,
  • Patrick Mayeux,
  • Béatrice Romagnolo,
  • Serge Luquet,
  • Pascale Bossard,
  • Christine Perret

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19490-6
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 16

Abstract

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Excessive glucose production by the liver contributes to poor blood glucose control in type 2 diabetes. Here the authors report that the liver kinase B1 (Lkb1) suppresses amino acid driven postprandial glucose production in the liver through the aminotransferase Agxt.