[HTML][HTML] 3D chromatin maps of the human pancreas reveal lineage-specific regulatory architecture of T2D risk

C Su, L Gao, CL May, JA Pippin, K Boehm, M Lee… - Cell metabolism, 2022 - cell.com
Summary Three-dimensional (3D) chromatin organization maps help dissect cell-type-
specific gene regulatory programs. Furthermore, 3D chromatin maps contribute to …

Where do substrates of diacylglycerol kinases come from? Diacylglycerol kinases utilize diacylglycerol species supplied from phosphatidylinositol turnover …

F Sakane, S Mizuno, D Takahashi, H Sakai - Advances in biological …, 2018 - Elsevier
Diacylglycerol kinase (DGK) phosphorylates diacylglycerol (DG) to produce phosphatidic
acid (PA). Mammalian DGK comprises ten isozymes (α–κ) and regulates a wide variety of …

[HTML][HTML] Beyond lipid signaling: pleiotropic effects of diacylglycerol kinases in cellular signaling

JA Sim, J Kim, D Yang - International journal of molecular sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
The diacylglycerol kinase family, which can attenuate diacylglycerol signaling and activate
phosphatidic acid signaling, regulates various signaling transductions in the mammalian …

Photoswitchable diacylglycerols enable optical control of protein kinase C

JA Frank, DA Yushchenko, DJ Hodson… - Nature chemical …, 2016 - nature.com
Increased levels of the second messenger lipid diacylglycerol (DAG) induce downstream
signaling events including the translocation of C1-domain-containing proteins toward the …

[HTML][HTML] A novel diacylglycerol kinase α-selective inhibitor, CU-3, induces cancer cell apoptosis and enhances immune response [S]

K Liu, N Kunii, M Sakuma, A Yamaki, S Mizuno… - Journal of Lipid …, 2016 - ASBMB
Diacylglycerol kinase (DGK) consists of 10 isozymes. The α-isozyme enhances the
proliferation of cancer cells. However, DGKα facilitates the nonresponsive state of immunity …

[HTML][HTML] Diacylglycerol kinase as a possible therapeutic target for neuronal diseases

Y Shirai, N Saito - Journal of biomedical science, 2014 - Springer
Diacylglycerol kinase (DGK) is a lipid kinase converting diacylglycerol to phosphatidic acid,
and regulates many enzymes including protein kinase C, phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate …

[HTML][HTML] The role of diacylglycerol kinase in the amelioration of diabetic nephropathy

D Hayashi, Y Shirai - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
The drastic increase in the number of patients with diabetes and its complications is a global
issue. Diabetic nephropathy, the leading cause of chronic kidney disease, significantly …

TRPV2 channels mediate insulin secretion induced by cell swelling in mouse pancreatic β-cells

T Sawatani, YK Kaneko, I Doutsu… - … of Physiology-Cell …, 2019 - journals.physiology.org
β-Cell swelling induces membrane depolarization, which has been suggested to be caused
at least partly by the activation of cation channels. Here, we show the identification of the …

[HTML][HTML] Diacylglycerol kinase alpha is involved in the vitamin E-induced amelioration of diabetic nephropathy in mice

D Hayashi, K Yagi, C Song, S Ueda, M Yamanoue… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is one of vascular complications of diabetes and is caused by
abnormal protein kinase C activation as a result of increased diacylglycerol (DG) production …

Diacylglycerol signaling pathway in pancreatic β-cells: an essential role of diacylglycerol kinase in the regulation of insulin secretion

YK Kaneko, T Ishikawa - Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 2015 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Diacylglycerol (DAG) is a lipid signal messenger and plays a physiological role in β-cells.
Since defective glucose homeostasis increases de novo DAG synthesis, DAG may also …