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ArticleCirculation2026

HELZ2 Regulates

Yiao Jiang, Zhao Zhang

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Article in Circulation, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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2 authors.

Yiao JiangCenter for the Genetics of Host Defense (Y.J., Z.Z.), University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas.ORCID 0000-0001-8236-4868
Zhao ZhangCenter for the Genetics of Host Defense (Y.J., Z.Z.), University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas.ORCID 0000-0001-9345-3663

Funding

UT Southwestern NORCP30DK127984 · NIDDK · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI Jeffrey M Zigman · 2022 to 2026
$7.4M
The Role of Gm4951 in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseR01DK130959 · NIDDK · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI Zhao Zhang · 2022 to 2026
$1.8M
The Role of KBTBD2 in Lipodystrophy, Insulin Resistance, and DiabetesR00DK115766 · NIDDK · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI ZHANG, ZHAO · 2020 to 2022
$747k
NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK127984NIDDK NIH HHS R00 DK115766NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK130959
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundApolipoprotein B (apoB) is essential for lipoprotein assembly and secretion and plays a central role in the development of cardiovascular disease and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease. Although apoB protein degradation during very-low-density lipoprotein maturation has been extensively studied, the regulation of

methodsA forward genetic screen in randomly mutagenized mice identified HELZ2 (helicase with zinc finger 2) as a critical regulator of lipid metabolism. The metabolic effects of HELZ2 mutations or deficiency were evaluated in mice maintained on a chow diet or a high-fat diet. We also used a doxycycline-inducible, liver-specific HELZ2 overexpression model to test the sufficiency of hepatocyte

resultsWe discovered a unique gain-of-function mutation in HELZ2 (L1833P, called

conclusionsHELZ2 is a key regulator of

Indexed as

Apolipoprotein B-100Apolipoproteins BAtherosclerosisFatty LiverRNA, MessengerRNA StabilityAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalHumansLipid MetabolismLiverMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLReceptors, LDLApob protein, mouseApolipoprotein B-100Apolipoproteins BReceptors, LDLRNA, Messengerapolipoproteins Batherosclerosisfatty liverHELZ2 protein, human

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PMID41446920
PMCPMC12810863

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