Skeletal muscle PGC-1α1 reroutes kynurenine metabolism to increase energy efficiency and fatigue-resistance

Skeletal muscle PGC-1α1 reroutes kynurenine metabolism to increase energy efficiency and fatigue-resistance

PGC-1α is activated by exercise and promotes resistance to fatigue in muscles. Here, the authors show that PGC-1α activates the malate-aspartate shuttle, and allows muscle to utilise kynurenine, leading to more efficient glucose oxidation and mitochondrial respiration.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Leandro Z. Agudelo, Duarte M. S. Ferreira, Shamim Dadvar, Igor Cervenka, Lars Ketscher, Manizheh Izadi, Liu Zhengye, Regula Furrer, Christoph Handschin, Tomas Venckunas, Marius Brazaitis, Sigitas Kamandulis, Johanna T. Lanner, Jorge L. Ruas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-06-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10712-0

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10712-0

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