Increase of Fatty Acid Oxidation and VLDL Assembly and Secretion Overexpression of PTEN in Cultured Hepatocytes of Newborn Calf

Background: Phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) is a potent tumor suppressor gene that also plays a vital role in regulating fatty acid metabolism. Here we attempted to elucidate the role of PTEN in the regulation of fatty acid oxidation and the assembly and secretion of very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) in dairy cow liver. Methods: We transfected primary culture calf hepatocytes with adenovirus-mediated PTEN overexpression vector...