About the Authors

Yukari Ido-Kitamura

Affiliations Metabolic Signal Research Center, Institute for Molecular and Cellular Regulation, Gunma University, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan, Department of Internal Medicine, Fujisawa Shounandai Hospital, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan

Tsutomu Sasaki

Affiliation Metabolic Signal Research Center, Institute for Molecular and Cellular Regulation, Gunma University, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan

Masaki Kobayashi

Affiliation Metabolic Signal Research Center, Institute for Molecular and Cellular Regulation, Gunma University, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan

Hye-Jin Kim

Affiliation Metabolic Signal Research Center, Institute for Molecular and Cellular Regulation, Gunma University, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan

Yong-Soo Lee

Affiliation Metabolic Signal Research Center, Institute for Molecular and Cellular Regulation, Gunma University, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan

Osamu Kikuchi

Affiliation Metabolic Signal Research Center, Institute for Molecular and Cellular Regulation, Gunma University, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan

Hiromi Yokota-Hashimoto

Affiliation Metabolic Signal Research Center, Institute for Molecular and Cellular Regulation, Gunma University, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan

Katsumi Iizuka

Affiliation Division of Molecule and Structure, Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Gifu University School of Medicine, Gifu, Gifu, Japan

Domenico Accili

Affiliation Department of Medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, New York, New York, United States of America

Tadahiro Kitamura

kitamura@gunma-u.ac.jp

Affiliation Metabolic Signal Research Center, Institute for Molecular and Cellular Regulation, Gunma University, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: YI-K TK. Performed the experiments: YI-K TS MK H-JK Y-SL OK HY-H KI. Analyzed the data: YI-K TS MK DA TK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: YI-K TS MK HY-H KI. Wrote the paper: DA TK.