The Gq signalling pathway inhibits brown and beige adipose tissue
Brown and beige adipose tissues contribute to organismal energy expenditure by generating heat. Here, Klepac et al. survey G protein-coupled receptors in brown fat and show that Gq-coupled receptors inhibit expression of thermogenic proteins in mice and in human adipocytes.
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: |
Katarina Klepac,
Ana Kilić,
Thorsten Gnad,
Loren M. Brown,
Beate Herrmann,
Andrea Wilderman,
Aileen Balkow,
Anja Glöde,
Katharina Simon,
Martin E. Lidell,
Matthias J. Betz,
Sven Enerbäck,
Jürgen Wess,
Marc Freichel,
Matthias Blüher,
Gabi König,
Evi Kostenis,
Paul A. Insel,
Alexander Pfeifer |
Format: | Article
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Language: | English |
Published: |
Nature Publishing Group
2016-03-01
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Series: | Nature Communications
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10895
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