Welcoming Foxa2 in the bile acid entourage.
Homeostatic regulation of bile acid metabolism and biliary lipid secretion is critical to prevent enterohepatic diseases. Kaestner and coworkers (Bochkis et al., 2008) show that loss of forkhead box transcription factor Foxa2 in the liver leads to hepatic injury due to downregulation in the expression levels of bile acid transporters and detoxification enzymes.
Clinica Medica Murri, University of Bari & Department of Translational Pharmacology, Consorzio Mario Negri Sud, Via Nazionale 8/A, 66030 Santa Maria Imbaro (CH), Italy. moschetta@negrisud.it
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D000818:Animals; D001647:Bile Acids and Salts / Q000378:metabolism*; D051542:Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 3-beta / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D022781:Hepatocytes / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D006706:Homeostasis; D006801:Humans; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D051379:Mice
D001647:Bile Acids and Salts; C496503:Foxa2 protein, mouse; D051542:Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 3-beta