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ArticleScience advances2026

Sphingosine kinase 2 regulates adipocyte browning and whole-body metabolism.

Ryan D R Brown, Cynthia Weigel, Yadu Vijayan, Katarzyna M Tyc, Christiane Carter, Christopher D Green, Sarah Spiegel

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Article in Science advances, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Authors and funding

7 authors.

Ryan D R BrownDepartment of Cellular, Molecular and Genetic Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2880-0301
Cynthia WeigelDepartment of Cellular, Molecular and Genetic Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3132-4203
Yadu VijayanDepartment of Cellular, Molecular and Genetic Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA.ORCID 0009-0009-2036-0699
Katarzyna M TycDepartment of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA.
Christiane CarterBioinformatics Shared Resource, Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4956-7991
Christopher D GreenDepartment of Cellular, Molecular and Genetic Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7983-7449
Sarah SpiegelDepartment of Cellular, Molecular and Genetic Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0751-2634

Funding

Virus Vector Shared ResourceP30CA016059 · NCI · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI Renato Martins · 1985 to 2026
$51.0M
UM1HG006348: Cas9 Genome Integrity Supplemental ProposalUM1HG006348 · NHGRI · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI Jason D. Heaney, Chih-Wei Logan Hsu · 2016 to 2026
$47.5M
Noradrenergic mechanisms in breathing and respiratory pathophysiologiesR01HL130249 · NHLBI · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI RAY, RUSSELL S · 2016 to 2024
$5.3M
METABOLIC IMPACTS OF TYPE II INTERFERON SIGNALS IN OBESITYR01DK114356 · NIDDK · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI HARTIG, SEAN · 2017 to 2025
$4.6M
Sphingosine kinase 2 in sexual dimorphism of hepatocellular carcinomaR01CA266124 · NCI · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI GREEN, CHRISTOPHER D, SPIEGEL, SARAH · 2022 to 2025
$1.9M
Ins and outs of the bioactive sphingolipid metabolite sphingosine-1-phosphateR35GM152058 · NIGMS · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI SARAH SPIEGEL · 2024 to 2026
$1.2M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA016059NCI NIH HHS R01 CA266124NHGRI NIH HHS UM1 HG006348NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL130249NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK114356NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM152058
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Obesity increases circulating levels of the bioactive sphingolipid metabolite sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P). Here, we identify adipocyte-expressed sphingosine kinase 2 (SPHK2), an enzyme that produces S1P, as a regulator of adipose tissue browning. Mice with adipocyte-specific deletion of

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AdipocytesAdipocytes, BrownAdipose Tissue, BrownPhosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor)AnimalsEnergy MetabolismInsulin ResistanceLysophospholipidsMaleMiceMice, KnockoutObesitySphingosineSphingosine KinaseThermogenesisLysophospholipidsPhosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor)Sphingosinesphingosine 1-phosphateSphingosine Kinasesphingosine kinase 2, mouse

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PMID42627910
PMCPMC13496211

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