2021
Cerebellar Kv3.3 potassium channels activate TANK-binding kinase 1 to regulate trafficking of the cell survival protein Hax-1
Zhang Y, Varela L, Szigeti-Buck K, Williams A, Stoiljkovic M, Šestan-Peša M, Henao-Mejia J, D’Acunzo P, Levy E, Flavell RA, Horvath TL, Kaczmarek LK. Cerebellar Kv3.3 potassium channels activate TANK-binding kinase 1 to regulate trafficking of the cell survival protein Hax-1. Nature Communications 2021, 12: 1731. PMID: 33741962, PMCID: PMC7979925, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-22003-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTank Binding Kinase 1HAX-1Kv3.3 potassium channelMultivesicular bodiesKinase 1TANK-binding kinase 1Activation of caspasesAnti-apoptotic proteinsPotassium channelsMembrane proteinsBiochemical pathwaysCerebellar neuronsChannels bindCell deathTBK1 activityIon channelsMutant channelsCellular constituentsTraffickingKv3.3 channelsProteinNeuronal survivalMutationsChannel inactivationCaspases
2019
Mitofusin 1 is required for female fertility and to maintain ovarian follicular reserve
Zhang M, Bener MB, Jiang Z, Wang T, Esencan E, Scott III R, Horvath T, Seli E. Mitofusin 1 is required for female fertility and to maintain ovarian follicular reserve. Cell Death & Disease 2019, 10: 560. PMID: 31332167, PMCID: PMC6646343, DOI: 10.1038/s41419-019-1799-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOocyte-granulosa cell communicationDynamic organellesAccumulation of ceramideFemale reproductive agingMitofusin 1Secondary follicle stageMitochondrial dynamicsCell communicationReproductive phenotypesCeramide synthesis inhibitor myriocinDevelopmental arrestApoptotic cell lossMitochondrial dysfunctionTargeted deletionOvarian follicular reserveOocyte maturationFemale fertilityFollicle stageDeletionPhenotypeReproductive agingOocytesCadherinFollicular reserveOrganelles
2015
AgRP Neurons Regulate Bone Mass
Kim JG, Sun BH, Dietrich MO, Koch M, Yao GQ, Diano S, Insogna K, Horvath TL. AgRP Neurons Regulate Bone Mass. Cell Reports 2015, 13: 8-14. PMID: 26411686, PMCID: PMC5868421, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2015.08.070.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgouti-Related ProteinAnimalsArcuate Nucleus of HypothalamusBone DensityBone Diseases, MetabolicFemurGene Expression RegulationHomeostasisHypothalamusIon ChannelsLeptinMaleMiceMice, KnockoutMitochondrial ProteinsNeuronsNorepinephrinePhenotypePropranololReceptors, Adrenergic, betaReceptors, LeptinSignal TransductionSirtuin 1TibiaUncoupling Protein 2ConceptsAgRP neuronsCell-autonomous deletionSignificant regulatory roleAgRP neuronal functionBone massLeptin receptor deletionSkeletal bone metabolismTransgenic animalsRegulatory roleGene deletionBone homeostasisDeletionNeuronal functionPostnatal deletionSympathetic toneReceptor deletionArcuate nucleusLeptin actionBone metabolismSkeletal metabolismMultiple linesNeuronsMiceMetabolismCircuit integrity
2013
The fat mass and obesity associated gene (Fto) regulates activity of the dopaminergic midbrain circuitry
Hess ME, Hess S, Meyer KD, Verhagen LA, Koch L, Brönneke HS, Dietrich MO, Jordan SD, Saletore Y, Elemento O, Belgardt BF, Franz T, Horvath TL, Rüther U, Jaffrey SR, Kloppenburg P, Brüning JC. The fat mass and obesity associated gene (Fto) regulates activity of the dopaminergic midbrain circuitry. Nature Neuroscience 2013, 16: 1042-1048. PMID: 23817550, DOI: 10.1038/nn.3449.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenineAlpha-Ketoglutarate-Dependent Dioxygenase FTOAnimalsCocaineCorpus StriatumDopamineDopaminergic NeuronsExploratory BehaviorFemaleG Protein-Coupled Inwardly-Rectifying Potassium ChannelsLocomotionMaleMesencephalonMethylationMethyltransferasesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMixed Function OxygenasesOxo-Acid-LyasesPhenotypeQuinpiroleReceptors, Dopamine D2Receptors, Dopamine D3RewardRNA Processing, Post-TranscriptionalRNA, MessengerSignal Transduction
2012
Sirtuin 1 and Sirtuin 3: Physiological Modulators of Metabolism
Nogueiras R, Habegger KM, Chaudhary N, Finan B, Banks AS, Dietrich MO, Horvath TL, Sinclair DA, Pfluger PT, Tschöp MH. Sirtuin 1 and Sirtuin 3: Physiological Modulators of Metabolism. Physiological Reviews 2012, 92: 1479-1514. PMID: 22811431, PMCID: PMC3746174, DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00022.2011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSirtuin 1Sirtuin 3Nonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseMammalian sirtuin 1Multiple metabolic benefitsFatty liver diseaseDiet-induced obesityType 2 diabetesActivation of sirtuinsLiver diseaseCellular energy storesMetabolic benefitsMetabolic disordersPharmacological meansEnergy homeostasisPhysiological modulatorDependent deacetylasesMetabolic processesSirtuinsCellular energy homeostasisEnergy storesCellular sensorsEnergy statusAnabolic processesCatabolic process
2011
A guide to analysis of mouse energy metabolism
Tschöp MH, Speakman JR, Arch JR, Auwerx J, Brüning JC, Chan L, Eckel RH, Farese RV, Galgani JE, Hambly C, Herman MA, Horvath TL, Kahn BB, Kozma SC, Maratos-Flier E, Müller TD, Münzberg H, Pfluger PT, Plum L, Reitman ML, Rahmouni K, Shulman GI, Thomas G, Kahn CR, Ravussin E. A guide to analysis of mouse energy metabolism. Nature Methods 2011, 9: 57-63. PMID: 22205519, PMCID: PMC3654855, DOI: 10.1038/nmeth.1806.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2006
Developmental programming of the hypothalamus: a matter of fat
Horvath TL, Bruning JC. Developmental programming of the hypothalamus: a matter of fat. Nature Medicine 2006, 12: 52-53. PMID: 16397567, DOI: 10.1038/nm0106-52.Peer-Reviewed Original Research