日本冈山大学和九州大学的一个研究小组近日宣布,他们在动物实验中发现,如果破坏体内与物质输送有关的一种特定蛋白质,就能提高胰岛素效果,降低血糖值。这一发现有助开发治糖尿病新药。研究小组利用实验鼠进行实验时注意到,实验鼠体内有一种被称为VNUT的蛋白质,它能将三磷酸腺苷搬运和储存到细胞的囊泡内。三磷酸腺苷是一种核苷酸,作为细 A team of researchers at Okayama University and Kyushu University in Japan announced recently that they found in animal experiments that if they destroy a specific protein that is related to the substance transport in the body, they can improve the insulin effect and lower the blood sugar level. This discovery helps to develop new drugs for diabetes. Using experimental mice, the team noticed that mice in their lab have a protein called VNUT that transports and stores adenosine triphosphate (ATP) into the cells’ vesicles. Adenosine triphosphate is a nucleotide, as a fine