MPI für Biochemie  

Proteomics and Signal Transduction
Matthias Mann

Insulin resistance

 

Insulin resistance

 


My major interest is to understand how insulin signaling is altered in systemic insulin resistance. This state is the root cause of Type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome and it can be reproduced in mice by feeding a high fat diet. To analyze pathways such as insulin signaling, ER stress and inflammation in various tissues of these mice, I employ a combination of proteomic and phosphoproteomic techniques.