The mahogany protein is a receptor involved in suppression of obesity
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Mutations in the mahogany locus are found to suppress the pleiotropic phenotypes. The mahogany gene and its product has been identified, representing the first positional cloning of a suppressor gene in the mouse. The mahogany locus is found not to suppress the obese phenotype of the melanocortin-4-receptor null allele, but it can suppress diet-induced obesity.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1999
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The missing link with obesity?
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A new protein, 'resistin' may be involved in molecular mechanisms underlying the link between obesity and diabetes.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2001
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The hormone resistin links obesity to diabetes
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The hormone resistin reveals a link between obesity and diabetes.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2001
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