A MicroRNA Linking Human Positive Selection and Metabolic Disorders
Wang L, Sinnott-Armstrong N, Wagschal A, Wark AR, Camporez JP, Perry RJ, Ji F, Sohn Y, Oh J, Wu S, Chery J, Moud BN, Saadat A, Dankel SN, Mellgren G, Tallapragada DSP, Strobel SM, Lee MJ, Tewhey R, Sabeti PC, Schaefer A, Petri A, Kauppinen S, Chung RT, Soukas A, Avruch J, Fried SK, Hauner H, Sadreyev RI, Shulman GI, Claussnitzer M, Näär AM. A MicroRNA Linking Human Positive Selection and Metabolic Disorders. Cell 2020, 183: 684-701.e14. PMID: 33058756, PMCID: PMC8092355, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2020.09.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdipocytes, BrownAdiposityAllelesAnimalsCell DifferentiationCell LineCells, CulturedDiet, High-FatEnergy MetabolismEpigenesis, GeneticGenetic LociGlucoseHomeostasisHumansHypertrophyInsulin ResistanceLeptinMaleMammalsMetabolic DiseasesMice, Inbred C57BLMice, ObeseMicroRNAsObesityOligonucleotidesSpecies SpecificityConceptsPositive selectionMiR-128Additional genetic elementsCrucial metabolic regulatorAncient adaptationEvolutionary adaptationGenetic elementsMetabolic regulatorGenetic ablationLociMetabolic maladaptationLactase geneAntisense targetingMetabolic disease modelsThrifty phenotypeDisease modelsDiet-induced obesityMetabolic diseasesAbility of adultsMammalsAdaptationGenesMicroRNAsRegulatorSelection