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
2020
O-GlcNAc transferase inhibits visceral fat lipolysis and promotes diet-induced obesity
Yang Y, Fu M, Li MD, Zhang K, Zhang B, Wang S, Liu Y, Ni W, Ong Q, Mi J, Yang X. O-GlcNAc transferase inhibits visceral fat lipolysis and promotes diet-induced obesity. Nature Communications 2020, 11: 181. PMID: 31924761, PMCID: PMC6954210, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-13914-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetylglucosamineAnimalsCell Line, TumorDietFastingGene DeletionHEK293 CellsHeLa CellsHomeostasisHumansIntra-Abdominal FatLipolysisMaleMiceMice, Inbred C3HMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutN-AcetylglucosaminyltransferasesObesityPerilipin-1PhosphorylationProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalSignal TransductionConceptsDiet-induced obesityVisceral fatExcessive visceral fat accumulationPerilipin 1Visceral fat accumulationVisceral fat lossTreatment of obesityPrimary risk factorAdipose tissue homeostasisUnhealthy obesityRisk factorsEnhanced lipolysisInhibits lipolysisFat accumulationO-GlcNAcylationFat lossObesityFat lipolysisRelated diseasesLipolysisInducible deletionLipid dropletsHexosamine biosynthetic pathwayFatTissue homeostasis