The TMAO-Producing Enzyme Flavin-Containing Monooxygenase 3 Regulates Obesity and the Beiging of White Adipose Tissue

Summary: Emerging evidence suggests that microbes resident in the human intestine represent a key environmental factor contributing to obesity-associated disorders. Here, we demonstrate that the gut microbiota-initiated trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO)-generating pathway is linked to obesity and energy...

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Main Authors: Rebecca C. Schugar, Diana M. Shih, Manya Warrier, Robert N. Helsley, Amy Burrows, Daniel Ferguson, Amanda L. Brown, Anthony D. Gromovsky, Markus Heine, Arunachal Chatterjee, Lin Li, Xinmin S. Li, Zeneng Wang, Belinda Willard, YongHong Meng, Hanjun Kim, Nam Che, Calvin Pan, Richard G. Lee, Rosanne M. Crooke, Mark J. Graham, Richard E. Morton, Carl D. Langefeld, Swapan K. Das, Lawrence L. Rudel, Nizar Zein, Arthur J. McCullough, Srinivasan Dasarathy, W.H. Wilson Tang, Bernadette O. Erokwu, Chris A. Flask, Markku Laakso, Mete Civelek, Sathyamangla V. Naga Prasad, Joerg Heeren, Aldons J. Lusis, Stanley L. Hazen, J. Mark Brown
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-06-01
Series:Cell Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124717307519