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ArticleScientific reports2017

The cAMP-PKA pathway-mediated fat mobilization is required for cold tolerance in C. elegans.

Fang Liu, Yi Xiao, Xing-Lai Ji, Ke-Qin Zhang, Cheng-Gang Zou

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Article in Scientific reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers.

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33 citing papers in PubMed.

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  17. Head-tail-head neural wiring underlies gut fat storage inProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2022
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  19. Molecular physiology regulating cold tolerance and acclimation of Caenorhabditis elegans.Proceedings of the Japan Academy. Series B, Physical and biological sciences · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Fang LiuState Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan, 650091, China.
Yi XiaoState Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan, 650091, China.
Xing-Lai JiState Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan, 650091, China.
Ke-Qin ZhangState Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan, 650091, China. kqzhang@ynu.edu.cn.
Cheng-Gang ZouState Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan, 650091, China. fushu111@qq.com.

Funding

Enhancing and expanding the CGC Strain CollectionP40OD010440 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI Ann E. Rougvie · 2012 to 2026
$7.5M
NIH HHS P40 OD010440
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Low temperature has a great impact on animal life. Homoiotherms such as mammals increase their energy expenditure to produce heat by activating the cAMP-protein kinase A (PKA)-hormone-sensitive lipase (HSL) pathway under cold stress. Although poikilothermic animals do not have the ability to regulate body temperature, whether this pathway is required for cold tolerance remains unknown. We have now achieved this using the genetically tractable model animal Caenorhabditis elegans. We demonstrate that cold stress activates PKA signaling, which in turn up-regulates the expression of a hormone-sensitive lipase hosl-1. The lipase induces fat mobilization, leading to glycerol accumulation, thereby protecting worms against cold stress. Our findings provide an example of an evolutionarily conserved mechanism for cold tolerance that has persisted in both poikilothermic and homoeothermic animals.

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Adaptation, BiologicalCold TemperatureSignal TransductionAdipose TissueAnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedCaenorhabditis elegansCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsCyclic AMPCyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinase Catalytic SubunitsCyclic AMP-Dependent Protein KinasesLipid MetabolismLipolysisNeuronsStress, PhysiologicalCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsCyclic AMPCyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinase Catalytic SubunitsCyclic AMP-Dependent Protein KinasesKIN-1 protein, C elegans

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PMID28377576
PMCPMC5428847

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