Regulation of glucose homeostasis by glucocorticoids

T Kuo, A McQueen, TC Chen, JC Wang - … : From Molecules to Mice to Man, 2015 - Springer
Glucocorticoids are steroid hormones that regulate multiple aspects of glucose homeostasis.
Glucocorticoids promote gluconeogenesis in liver, whereas in skeletal muscle and white …

Liver-fibrosis-activated transcriptional networks govern hepatocyte reprogramming and intra-hepatic communication

A Loft, AJ Alfaro, SF Schmidt, FB Pedersen… - Cell metabolism, 2021 - cell.com
Liver fibrosis is a strong predictor of long-term mortality in individuals with metabolic-
associated fatty liver disease; yet, the mechanisms underlying the progression from the …

[HTML][HTML] Lipolysis drives expression of the constitutively active receptor GPR3 to induce adipose thermogenesis

OS Johansen, T Ma, JB Hansen, LK Markussen… - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
Thermogenic adipocytes possess a therapeutically appealing, energy-expending capacity,
which is canonically cold-induced by ligand-dependent activation of β-adrenergic G protein …

HMGB2 loss upon senescence entry disrupts genomic organization and induces CTCF clustering across cell types

A Zirkel, M Nikolic, K Sofiadis, JP Mallm, CA Brackley… - Molecular cell, 2018 - cell.com
Processes like cellular senescence are characterized by complex events giving rise to
heterogeneous cell populations. However, the early molecular events driving this cascade …

RNA polymerase II is required for spatial chromatin reorganization following exit from mitosis

S Zhang, N Übelmesser, N Josipovic, G Forte… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
Mammalian chromosomes are three-dimensional entities shaped by converging and
opposing forces. Mitotic cell division induces marked chromosome condensation, but …

Spatial chromosome folding and active transcription drive DNA fragility and formation of oncogenic MLL translocations

HJ Gothe, BAM Bouwman, EG Gusmao, R Piccinno… - Molecular cell, 2019 - cell.com
How spatial chromosome organization influences genome integrity is still poorly understood.
Here, we show that DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) mediated by topoisomerase 2 (TOP2) …

Identification of novel mRNA isoforms associated with meat tenderness using RNA sequencing data in beef cattle

MMM Muniz, LFS Fonseca, DB dos Santos Silva… - Meat science, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Warner-Bratzler shear force (WBSF) and myofibrillar fragmentation index (MFI)
are complementary methodologies used to measure beef tenderness. Longissimus thoracis …

Lipolysis regulates major transcriptional programs in brown adipocytes

LK Markussen, EA Rondini, OS Johansen… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract β-Adrenergic signaling is a core regulator of brown adipocyte function stimulating
both lipolysis and transcription of thermogenic genes, thereby expanding the capacity for …

[HTML][HTML] A macrophage-hepatocyte glucocorticoid receptor axis coordinates fasting ketogenesis

A Loft, SF Schmidt, G Caratti, U Stifel, J Havelund… - Cell Metabolism, 2022 - cell.com
Fasting metabolism and immunity are tightly linked; however, it is largely unknown how
immune cells contribute to metabolic homeostasis during fasting in healthy subjects. Here …

[HTML][HTML] Cardiolipin synthesis in brown and beige fat mitochondria is essential for systemic energy homeostasis

EG Sustarsic, T Ma, MD Lynes, M Larsen, I Karavaeva… - Cell metabolism, 2018 - cell.com
Activation of energy expenditure in thermogenic fat is a promising strategy to improve
metabolic health, yet the dynamic processes that evoke this response are poorly …