CD36 and Insulin resistance: As referred to earlier, KO mice for both macroH2A1 isoforms display insulin resistance, hepatic steatosis and an altered expression of hepatic genes involved in lipid metabolism (lipoprotein lipase, CD36 and others) [16], [17], and alterations in the expression of macroH2A1.1 and macroH2A1.2 isoforms are associated to the occurrence/survival and/or the pathogenesis of various human cancers (lung, colon, melanoma) [19], [20], [22].