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ArticleNature communications2021

Loss of bone morphogenetic protein-binding endothelial regulator causes insulin resistance.

Hua Mao, Luge Li, Qiying Fan, Aude Angelini, Pradip K Saha, Huaizhu Wu, Christie M Ballantyne, Sean M Hartig, Liang Xie, Xinchun Pi

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Article in Nature communications, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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  20. Dysregulation of BMP, Wnt, and Insulin Signaling in Fragile X Syndrome.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hua MaoDepartment of Medicine, Section of Athero & Lipo, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Luge LiDepartment of Medicine, Section of Athero & Lipo, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Qiying FanDepartment of Medicine, Section of Athero & Lipo, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Aude AngeliniDepartment of Medicine, Section of Athero & Lipo, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5339-5315
Pradip K SahaDepartment of Medicine, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism, Diabetes Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Huaizhu WuDepartment of Medicine, Section of Athero & Lipo, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Christie M BallantyneDepartment of Medicine, Section of Athero & Lipo, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6432-1730
Sean M HartigDepartment of Medicine, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism, Diabetes Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2695-2072
Liang XieDepartment of Medicine, Section of Athero & Lipo, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Xinchun PiDepartment of Medicine, Section of Athero & Lipo, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA. xpi@bcm.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-1808-8659
Baylor College of Medicine · US

Funding

UM1HG006348: Cas9 Genome Integrity Supplemental ProposalUM1HG006348 · NHGRI · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI Jason D. Heaney, Chih-Wei Logan Hsu · 2016 to 2026
$47.5M
Signaling in endothelial growth & angiogenesisR01HL061656 · NHLBI · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI PI, XINCHUN · 1999 to 2017
$5.8M
Monocyte Activation and the Role of CD11c in obesity-linked metabolic syndromeR01HL098839 · NHLBI · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI WU, HUAIZHU · 2010 to 2019
$3.2M
Metabolic crosstalk through vascular endothelium-secreted factorsR01DK123186 · NIDDK · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI Xinchun Pi · 2020 to 2026
$2.6M
Novel roles of Fe (2+), 2-oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenases in cardiac functionR01HL122736 · NHLBI · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI XIE, LIANG · 2016 to 2020
$2.0M
LRP1 and endothelial functionR01HL112890 · NHLBI · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI PI, XINCHUN · 2013 to 2017
$1.9M
Regulation of Type 1 Inflammation in Diet-induced ObesityR01DK121348 · NIDDK · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI WU, HUAIZHU · 2020 to 2023
$1.6M
NHGRI NIH HHS UM1 HG006348NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL061656NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL098839NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL112890NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL122736NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK121348NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK123186
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Accumulating evidence suggests that chronic inflammation of metabolic tissues plays a causal role in obesity-induced insulin resistance. Yet, how specific endothelial factors impact metabolic tissues remains undefined. Bone morphogenetic protein (BMP)-binding endothelial regulator (BMPER) adapts endothelial cells to inflammatory stress in diverse organ microenvironments. Here, we demonstrate that BMPER is a driver of insulin sensitivity. Both global and endothelial cell-specific inducible knockout of BMPER cause hyperinsulinemia, glucose intolerance and insulin resistance without increasing inflammation in metabolic tissues in mice. BMPER can directly activate insulin signaling, which requires its internalization and interaction with Niemann-Pick C1 (NPC1), an integral membrane protein that transports intracellular cholesterol. These results suggest that the endocrine function of the vascular endothelium maintains glucose homeostasis. Of potential translational significance, the delivery of BMPER recombinant protein or its overexpression alleviates insulin resistance and hyperglycemia in high-fat diet-fed mice and Lepr

Indexed as

AnimalsBlood GlucoseCarrier ProteinsCells, CulturedDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Endothelium, VascularGlucose IntoleranceHEK293 CellsHumansHyperinsulinismInsulin ResistanceMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNiemann-Pick C1 ProteinReceptors, LeptinBlood GlucoseCarrier Proteinscrossveinless 2 protein, mouseNiemann-Pick C1 ProteinReceptors, Leptin

Identifiers

PMID33772019
PMCPMC7997910
OpenAlexW3136223098

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