Email Alan Cheng
Phone Number: (502) 852-3572 (Office)
Fax Number: (502) 852-6222
Address:
University of Louisville
HSC-A 715
319 Abraham Flexner Way
Louisville, KY  40202
Ph.D. 2003, McGill University, Canada

Research Interests

Regulation of hepatic glucose and lipid metabolism by carbohydrate binding module containing proteins
 

Investigators:

• Amber Kelly
• Yuanqi Zhu
  

Area of Interest

The biochemistry and biology of liver metabolism, diabetes and obesity.
 

Selected Publications

1. Cheng A, Zhang M, Okubo M, Omichi K and Saltiel AR. (2009) Distinct mutations in the glycogen debranching enzyme found in Glycogen Storage Disease Type III lead to impairment in diverse cellular functions. Human Molecular Genetics, doi: 10.1093/hmg/ddp128.
2. Cheng A and Saltiel AR. (2009) Von Gierke’s disease adopts an orphan (and its partner). Science Signaling, 2(58): pe8
3. Cheng A, Zhang M, Gentry MS, Worby CA, Dixon, JE and Saltiel AR. (2007) A role for AGL ubiquitination in the glycogen storage disorders of Lafora and Cori’s disease. Genes and Development, 21(19):2399-409