Nature Communications (Dec 2021)

GP73 is a TBC-domain Rab GTPase-activating protein contributing to the pathogenesis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease without obesity

  • Yumeng Peng,
  • Qiang Zeng,
  • Luming Wan,
  • Enhao Ma,
  • Huilong Li,
  • Xiaopan Yang,
  • Yanhong Zhang,
  • Linfei Huang,
  • Haotian Lin,
  • Jiangyue Feng,
  • Yixin Xu,
  • Jingfei Li,
  • Muyi Liu,
  • Jing Liu,
  • Changqin Lin,
  • Zhiwei Sun,
  • Gong Cheng,
  • Xuemiao Zhang,
  • Jialong Liu,
  • Dongrui Li,
  • Meng Wei,
  • Yunhai Mo,
  • Xuetao Mu,
  • Xiaowei Deng,
  • Dandan Zhang,
  • Siqing Dong,
  • Hanqing Huang,
  • Yi Fang,
  • Qi Gao,
  • Xiaoli Yang,
  • Feixiang Wu,
  • Hui Zhong,
  • Congwen Wei

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-27309-1
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 16

Abstract

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Dysregulation of lipid metabolism and transport contribute to the pathogenesis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Here the authors identify GP73 as a TBC-domain Rab GTPase-activating protein that regulates very low-density lipoprotein export and promotes NAFLD development in mice.