2022
Ventromedial hypothalamic OGT drives adipose tissue lipolysis and curbs obesity
Wang Q, Zhang B, Stutz B, Liu ZW, Horvath TL, Yang X. Ventromedial hypothalamic OGT drives adipose tissue lipolysis and curbs obesity. Science Advances 2022, 8: eabn8092. PMID: 36044565, PMCID: PMC9432828, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abn8092.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentromedial hypothalamusWhite adipose tissueVMH neuronsAdipose tissueBody weightLipid metabolismRapid weight gainCounterregulatory responsesSympathetic activitySympathetic innervationAdipocyte hypertrophyTissue lipolysisNeuronal excitabilityFood intakePhysical activityObesity phenotypesGenetic ablationWeight gainHomeostatic set pointEnergy expenditureNeuronsInnervationLipolysisSignificant changesCellular sensors
2017
Calcium-dependent O-GlcNAc signaling drives liver autophagy in adaptation to starvation
Ruan HB, Ma Y, Torres S, Zhang B, Feriod C, Heck RM, Qian K, Fu M, Li X, Nathanson MH, Bennett AM, Nie Y, Ehrlich BE, Yang X. Calcium-dependent O-GlcNAc signaling drives liver autophagy in adaptation to starvation. Genes & Development 2017, 31: 1655-1665. PMID: 28903979, PMCID: PMC5647936, DOI: 10.1101/gad.305441.117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, BiologicalAnimalsAutophagyAutophagy-Related Protein 5Autophagy-Related Protein-1 HomologCalcium SignalingCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2Cells, CulturedGlucagonHEK293 CellsHeLa CellsHumansInositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate ReceptorsLiverMice, Inbred C57BLN-AcetylglucosaminyltransferasesNutritional Physiological PhenomenaConceptsAMPK-dependent phosphorylationLiver autophagyN-acetylglucosamine transferaseCalmodulin-dependent kinase IICalcium/calmodulin-dependent kinase IIWhole-body homeostasisULK proteinsNutrient homeostasisKinase IICalcium signalingAutophagic fluxGenetic ablationMetabolic adaptationAutophagyStarvationOGTPhosphorylationHomeostasisMouse liverProduction of glucoseKetone bodiesAdaptationSignalingProteinTransferase
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