TGR5 signalling promotes mitochondrial fission and beige remodelling of white adipose tissue
White adipose tissue can undergo a process of beiging and acquire functional characteristics similar to brown adipose tissue, including the ability to dissipate energy via uncoupled respiration. Here, Velazquez-Villegas et al. show that activation of the bile acid membrane receptor, TGR5, leads to w...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2018-01-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-02068-0 |