2018
From white to beige: a new hypothalamic pathway
Miletta MC, Horvath TL. From white to beige: a new hypothalamic pathway. EMBO Reports 2018, 19 PMID: 29581171, PMCID: PMC5891399, DOI: 10.15252/embr.201845928.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentromedial hypothalamusSympathetic nervous system outflowSubcutaneous white adipose tissueWhite adipose tissueSympathetic outflowHypothalamic pathwaysHomeostatic signalsAdipose tissueBeige fatBeige adipocytesNeuronal circuitsEnergy homeostasisFat tissueSystem outflowNeuronsMetabolic roleTissueActivationCross talkRegulatory pathwaysBeigingObesityHypothalamusVMHPathway
2015
A Sympathetic View on Fat by Leptin
Varela L, Horvath TL. A Sympathetic View on Fat by Leptin. Cell 2015, 163: 26-27. PMID: 26406366, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2015.09.016.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
O-GlcNAc Transferase Enables AgRP Neurons to Suppress Browning of White Fat
Ruan HB, Dietrich MO, Liu ZW, Zimmer MR, Li MD, Singh JP, Zhang K, Yin R, Wu J, Horvath TL, Yang X. O-GlcNAc Transferase Enables AgRP Neurons to Suppress Browning of White Fat. Cell 2014, 159: 306-317. PMID: 25303527, PMCID: PMC4509746, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2014.09.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAgRP neuronsFundamental cellular processesWhite fatN-acetylglucosamine (O-GlcNAc) modificationOrexigenic AgRP neuronsVoltage-dependent potassium channelsCellular processesGlcNAc transferaseDynamic physiological processesNuclear proteinsWhite adipose tissue browningPhysiological processesAdipose tissue browningDiet-induced obesityPhysiological relevanceTissue browningGenetic ablationBeige cellsEnergy metabolismInsulin resistanceNeuronal excitabilityPotassium channelsAdipose tissueCentral mechanismsNeurons
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