How does the TUG cleavage pathway contribute to the thermic effect of food in humans?

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The authors suggest this mechanism might contribute to the thermic effect of food but provide no direct evidence. Understanding this connection could reveal new targets for metabolic disorders and obesity prevention. Gap type: open_question Source paper: Insulin-stimulated endoproteolytic TUG cleavage links energy expenditure with glucose uptake. (2021, Nat Metab, PMID:33686286)

Priority: 0.79 Domain: metabolism Hypotheses: 0
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Landscape Summary: How does the TUG cleavage pathway contribute to the thermic effect of food in humans? is a 0.79 priority gap in metabolism. It has 0 linked hypotheses with average composite score 0.000. Status: open.

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Colonna, Sevlever, et al. (TREM2 biology)

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activates (3)

InsulinTUGINSULINTUGINSTUG

binds (1)

TUGGLUT4

expressed in (1)

TUGMuscle

interacts with (1)

TUGGLUT4

regulates (3)

TUGGlucose UptakeTUGGLUT4TUGEnergy Expenditure

stimulates (1)

insulinTUG

substrate of (1)

TUGEndoproteolytic Cleavage
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