2022
A hypothalamic pathway for Augmentor α–controlled body weight regulation
Ahmed M, Kaur N, Cheng Q, Shanabrough M, Tretiakov EO, Harkany T, Horvath TL, Schlessinger J. A hypothalamic pathway for Augmentor α–controlled body weight regulation. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2022, 119: e2200476119. PMID: 35412887, PMCID: PMC9169862, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2200476119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParaventricular nucleusBody weightDiet-induced obesityBody weight regulationDiscrete neuronal populationsMelanocortin receptor 4Whole-body energy homeostasisPhysiological rolePeptide neuronsHypothalamic pathwaysReceptor 4Neuronal pathwaysPhysical activityLittermate controlsWeight regulationNeuronal populationsMetabolic diseasesTherapeutic opportunitiesMutant miceEnergy homeostasisMiceALKCancerHuman cancersALK mutants
2007
Enhanced Leptin-Stimulated Pi3k Activation in the CNS Promotes White Adipose Tissue Transdifferentiation
Plum L, Rother E, Münzberg H, Wunderlich FT, Morgan DA, Hampel B, Shanabrough M, Janoschek R, Könner AC, Alber J, Suzuki A, Krone W, Horvath TL, Rahmouni K, Brüning JC. Enhanced Leptin-Stimulated Pi3k Activation in the CNS Promotes White Adipose Tissue Transdifferentiation. Cell Metabolism 2007, 6: 431-445. PMID: 18054313, DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2007.10.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhite adipose tissueSympathetic nerve activityBrown adipose tissuePI3k activationAdipose tissueLeptin-deficient ob/obOb/ob miceUnaltered body weightEnergy expenditureOb/obLeptin-sensitive neuronsNerve activityEndogenous leptinOb miceBody weightUCP1 expressionWAT morphologyEnergy homeostasisLeptinSkeletal muscleMicePTEN ablationSignaling pathwaysMitochondrial contentDirect genetic evidence