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ReviewCell reports2025

Two decades of FFAR4 biology: From nutrient sensing to therapeutic targeting.

Yulin Kong, DaYoung Oh, Shenglong Zhu

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Review in Cell reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Yulin KongWuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214000, China.
DaYoung OhTouchstone Diabetes Center, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75261, USA. Electronic address: dayoung.oh@utsouthwestern.edu.
Shenglong ZhuWuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214000, China. Electronic address: shenglongzhu@jiangnan.edu.cn.

Funding

Feed-forward regulation between GPR120 and PPAR gamma - Revision - 1R01DK108773 · NIDDK · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI OH, DAYOUNG · 2017 to 2021
$2.2M
Regulation of GPCR-mediated intercellular communication in isletsR01DK136558 · NIDDK · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI DAYOUNG OH · 2024 to 2026
$1.5M
NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK108773NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK136558
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Free fatty acid receptor 4 (FFAR4; also known as GPR120) serves as a key lipid-sensing G-protein-coupled receptor that mediates the physiological actions of long-chain fatty acids, particularly omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids. Over the past two decades, studies of FFAR4 have revealed its pivotal role in metabolic regulation, inflammation resolution, and energy balance. This review integrates recent advances from structural biology, physiology, and translational research to provide an updated framework of FFAR4 biology. In particular, we highlight new cryo-electron microscopy-based insights into receptor activation and ligand recognition; the expanding roles of FFAR4 in non-metabolic systems, such as the central nervous system and kidney; and recent progress in the clinical development of selective FFAR4 agonists. By bridging molecular mechanisms with therapeutic translation, this review offers a comprehensive perspective on FFAR4's functions in health and disease.

Indexed as

NutrientsReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledAnimalsBrain-Gut AxisHomeostasisHumansLigandsSignal TransductionFFAR4 protein, humanLigandsNutrientsReceptors, G-Protein-Coupledbiased agonismCP: metabolismCP: molecular biologyFFAR4GPR120metabolic homeostasisnutrient sensingtherapeutic targeting

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PMID41241943
PMCPMC12674212

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