Krüppel-like factors: crippling and uncrippling metabolic pathways

NM Pollak, M Hoffman, IJ Goldberg… - JACC: Basic to …, 2018 - jacc.org
Krüppel-like factors (KLFs) are deoxyribonucleic acid–binding transcriptional factors that
regulate various pathways that control metabolism and other cellular mechanisms. Various …

Catabolic defect of branched-chain amino acids promotes heart failure

H Sun, KC Olson, C Gao, DA Prosdocimo, M Zhou… - Circulation, 2016 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Although metabolic reprogramming is critical in the pathogenesis of heart
failure, studies to date have focused principally on fatty acid and glucose metabolism …

The Krüppel-like factors and control of energy homeostasis

PN Hsieh, L Fan, DR Sweet, MK Jain - Endocrine Reviews, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Nutrient handling by higher organisms is a complex process that is regulated at the
transcriptional level. Studies over the past 15 years have highlighted the critical importance …

Aging leads to a programmed loss of brown adipocytes in murine subcutaneous white adipose tissue

NH Rogers, A Landa, S Park, RG Smith - Aging cell, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Insulin sensitivity deteriorates with age, but mechanisms remain unclear. Age‐related
changes in the function of subcutaneous white adipose tissue (sWAT) are less characterized …

Comprehensive analysis of differences of N6-methyladenosine RNA methylomes between high-fat-fed and normal mouse livers

Z Luo, Z Zhang, L Tai, L Zhang, Z Sun, L Zhou - Epigenomics, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Aim: To assess the m6A methylome in mouse fatty liver induced by a high-fat diet (HFD).
Materials & methods: MeRIP-seq was performed to identify differences in the m6A …

IL-17 inhibits adipogenesis in part via C/EBPα, PPARγ and Krüppel-like factors

M Ahmed, SL Gaffen - Cytokine, 2013 - Elsevier
IL-17 is an inflammatory cytokine associated with anti-microbial host defense and
pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases. Obesity is considered to be an inflammatory …

Krüppel-like factor 15: Regulator of BCAA metabolism and circadian protein rhythmicity

L Fan, PN Hsieh, DR Sweet, MK Jain - Pharmacological research, 2018 - Elsevier
Regulation of nutrient intake, utilization, and storage exhibits a circadian rhythmicity that
allows organisms to anticipate and adequately respond to changes in the environment …

A cellular perspective of adipogenesis transcriptional regulation

W Kuri‐Harcuch, C Velez‐delValle… - Journal of cellular …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Adipose cells store lipids in the cytoplasm and signal systemically through secretion of
adipokines and other molecules that regulate body energy metabolism. Differentiation of fat …

Allicin induces beige-like adipocytes via KLF15 signal cascade

CG Lee, DK Rhee, BO Kim, SH Um, S Pyo - The Journal of nutritional …, 2019 - Elsevier
Under specific conditions, white adipose tissue (WAT) depots are readily converted to a
brown-like state, which is associated with weight loss. However, whether diet-derived factors …

Adipose KLF15 controls lipid handling to adapt to nutrient availability

K Matoba, Y Lu, R Zhang, ER Chen, P Sangwung… - Cell reports, 2017 - cell.com
Adipose tissue stores energy in the form of triglycerides. The ability to regulate triglyceride
synthesis and breakdown based on nutrient status (eg, fed versus fasted) is critical for …