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ReviewThe Journal of biological chemistry2017

Mitochondrial reactive oxygen species and adipose tissue thermogenesis: Bridging physiology and mechanisms.

Edward T Chouchani, Lawrence Kazak, Bruce M Spiegelman

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Review in The Journal of biological chemistry, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 63 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

63 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Thermogenic Adipose ADH5 Counteracts Age-related Metabolic Decline.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
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  13. Perivascular Adipose Tissue Oxidative Stress in Obesity.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
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  18. Selenium and selenoproteins in thermogenic adipocytes.Archives of biochemistry and biophysics · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Edward T ChouchaniFrom the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School and.
Lawrence KazakFrom the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School and.
Bruce M SpiegelmanFrom the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School and bruce_spiegelman@dfci.harvard.edu.

Funding

CONTROL OF ADIPOCYTE GENE EXPRESSION AND PHYSIOLOGYR37DK031405 · NIDDK · DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE · PI SPIEGELMAN, BRUCE M. · 1996 to 2013
$8.2M
CONTROL OF LIPOGENIC ENZYME SYNTHESIS IN ADIPOCYTESR01DK031405 · NIDDK · DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE · PI SPIEGELMAN, BRUCE M. · 1986 to 2018
$2.9M
NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK031405NIDDK NIH HHS R37 DK031405
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Brown and beige adipose tissues can catabolize stored energy to generate heat, relying on the principal effector of thermogenesis: uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1). This unique capability could be leveraged as a therapy for metabolic disease. Numerous animal and cellular models have now demonstrated that mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS) signal to support adipocyte thermogenic identity and function. Herein, we contextualize these findings within the established principles of redox signaling and mechanistic studies of UCP1 function. We provide a framework for understanding the role of mitochondrial ROS signaling in thermogenesis together with testable hypotheses for understanding mechanisms and developing therapies.

Indexed as

Signal TransductionThermogenesisAdipocytesAdipose Tissue, BrownAnimalsHumansOxidation-ReductionReactive Oxygen SpeciesUncoupling Protein 1Reactive Oxygen SpeciesUCP1 protein, humanUncoupling Protein 1adipocyteadipose tissueadipose tissue metabolismmitochondriareactive oxygen species (ROS)thermogenesis

Identifiers

PMID28842500
PMCPMC5641863

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