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The latter enzyme was shown to be fatty acid synthase (FAS), which had earlier been strongly linked to tumor progression, making it an attractive therapeutic target. In hepatocytes, insulin stimulates a rapid increase in transcription of the gene coding for sterol response-binding protein-lc, which has been implicated in the expression of lipogenic genes; moreover, cholesterol synthesis genes in hepatocytes include fatty acid synthase (Fasn), steroyl-coenzyme A desaturase (Scd1), 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase (Hmgcr), glucokinase (Gk), and farnesyl diphosphate synthase (Fdps) (Yeagley et al. |
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