Figure 8.
NLK blood glucose regulation mechanism. (Left) NLK regulates blood glucose by inhibiting the nuclear output of CRTC2. (Right) NLK regulates blood glucose by inhibiting the nuclear output of FoxO1. Abbreviations: NLK, Nemo-like kinase; CRTC2, cAMP response element-binding protein-regulated transcriptional coactivator; CREB, cAMP response element-binding protein; 2PCK1, phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase; and G6PC, glucose-6-phosphatase catalytic subunit. Tip arrows: activation; Flat arrows: inhibition.