Hepatic Ago2-mediated RNA silencing controls energy metabolism linked to AMPK activation and obesity-associated pathophysiology

The RNA-induced silencing complex (RISC) represses gene expression via micro-RNA guided mRNA silencing. Here, the authors show that RISC component Argonaute 2 in the liver regulates energy metabolism by inducing microRNAs that cause metabolic disruption and by suppressing protein translation linked...

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Main Authors: Cai Zhang, Joonbae Seo, Kazutoshi Murakami, Esam S. B. Salem, Elise Bernhard, Vishnupriya J. Borra, Kwangmin Choi, Celvie L. Yuan, Calvin C. Chan, Xiaoting Chen, Taosheng Huang, Matthew T. Weirauch, Senad Divanovic, Nathan R. Qi, Hala Einakat Thomas, Carol A. Mercer, Haruhiko Siomi, Takahisa Nakamura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-09-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05870-6
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Summary:The RNA-induced silencing complex (RISC) represses gene expression via micro-RNA guided mRNA silencing. Here, the authors show that RISC component Argonaute 2 in the liver regulates energy metabolism by inducing microRNAs that cause metabolic disruption and by suppressing protein translation linked to AMPK activation.
ISSN:2041-1723