Corn is fundamental to many diets it is used in the morning and is the first thing that many people eat in the form of cereal. Corn can be seen as engrained in certain activities and events such as BBQs, where it is consumed on the cob and when going to the movie theatre through popcorn which is another form of corn that expands from the kernel as pressure builds it puffs up when heated. It is also part of cultural foods, Mexican food is majorly made of corn that are used in various ways such as…
Charbill Klayme 0993551 Dr. Hye-Jeong Yeo Functions of SREBPs Abstract SREBPs are 1,150 Amino Acid long proteins that are used to activate cholesterolgenesis. SREBP-1a are used to induce all the response genes. The SREBP-2 are used to allow expression of the LDL receptor. Ubiquination, usually by the kinase GSK3, can be the weapon to destructing SREBPs. SREBP-1a will build more cholesterol and fatty acids in rats and mice when it is over expressed. The SREBP-1c are best studied in the…