2022
TET3 epigenetically controls feeding and stress response behaviors via AGRP neurons
Xie D, Stutz B, Li F, Chen F, Lv H, Sestan-Pesa M, Catarino J, Gu J, Zhao H, Stoddard CE, Carmichael GG, Shanabrough M, Taylor HS, Liu ZW, Gao XB, Horvath TL, Huang Y. TET3 epigenetically controls feeding and stress response behaviors via AGRP neurons. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2022, 132: e162365. PMID: 36189793, PMCID: PMC9525119, DOI: 10.1172/jci162365.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAgRP neuronsNeuropeptide YExpression of AgRPControl of feedingHypothalamic agoutiAnxiolytic effectsNeurotransmitter GABAMouse modelLeptin signalingStress-like behaviorsGenetic ablationNeuronsAgRPCritical central regulatorsEnergy expenditureGABAEnergy metabolismAppetiteFeedingCentral regulatorMetabolismCentral controlHuman cellsTET3Obesity
2008
UCP2 mediates ghrelin’s action on NPY/AgRP neurons by lowering free radicals
Andrews ZB, Liu ZW, Walllingford N, Erion DM, Borok E, Friedman JM, Tschöp MH, Shanabrough M, Cline G, Shulman GI, Coppola A, Gao XB, Horvath TL, Diano S. UCP2 mediates ghrelin’s action on NPY/AgRP neurons by lowering free radicals. Nature 2008, 454: 846-851. PMID: 18668043, PMCID: PMC4101536, DOI: 10.1038/nature07181.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgouti-Related ProteinAnimalsCarnitine O-PalmitoyltransferaseFatty AcidsFeeding BehaviorGene Expression RegulationGhrelinHypothalamusIon ChannelsMembrane Potential, MitochondrialMiceMitochondriaMitochondrial ProteinsNeuronsNeuropeptide YPhosphorylationReactive Oxygen SpeciesSynapsesUncoupling Protein 2ConceptsNPY/AgRP neuronsAgRP neuronsNeuronal activityCo-express neuropeptide YGut-derived hormone ghrelinAgRP neuronal activityArcuate nucleus neuronsFatty acid oxidation pathwayHypothalamic mitochondrial respirationG protein-coupled receptorsGhrelin actionNeuropeptide YNucleus neuronsHormone ghrelinFood intakeGhrelinFree radicalsSynaptic plasticityNeuronal functionIntracellular mechanismsNeuronsMitochondrial mechanismsProtein 2Mitochondrial proliferationRobust changes