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Leo Vargas

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2006

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Affiliations

Scripps Research Institute(Current)

Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation

Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Leo Vargas is an author at Scripps Research Institute specializing in medicine, liver physiology, and metabolic regulation.

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MedicinePharmacologyLiver PhysiologyMetabolic RegulationImmunologyPhysiologyBiochemistryDrug DiscoveryGene ExpressionSystems Biology

Publications per year

2006–2011

5

Publications

5

The nuclear receptor LXR is a glucose sensor

Nico Mitro, Puiying A. Mak, Leo Vargas et al. · Nature · 2006 · 512 citations

Nuclear Receptor Lxr, Signal Transduction, G Protein-coupled Receptor +3

T0901317 is a potent PXR ligand: Implications for the biology ascribed to LXR

Nico Mitro, Leo Vargas, Russell D. Romeo et al. · FEBS Letters · 2007 · 245 citations · Full text

Immunology, Molecular Biology, Chemical Biology +17

TLE3 Is a Dual-Function Transcriptional Coregulator of Adipogenesis

Claudio J. Villanueva, Hironori Waki, Cristina Godio et al. · Cell Metabolism · 2011 · 143 citations · Full text

Transcriptional Regulation, Systems Biology, Gene Regulation +5

Dissection of the Insulin-Sensitizing Effect of Liver X Receptor Ligands

S. Renee Commerford, Leo Vargas, Suzanne E. Dorfman et al. · Molecular Endocrinology · 2007 · 83 citations · Full text

Insulin Signaling, Enhances Glucose Tolerance, Metabolic Syndrome +17

N-Acylthiadiazolines, a New Class of Liver X Receptor Agonists with Selectivity for LXRβ

Valentina Molteni, Xiaolin Li, Juliet Nabakka et al. · Journal of Medicinal Chemistry · 2007 · 65 citations · Full text

Drug Target, Immunology, Pharmacotherapy +20

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