在薄度的ALK的识别
Michael Orthofer1, Armand Valsesia2, Reedik Mägi3
1IMBA, Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 1030, Austria.
Cell
|May 23, 2020
概括
研究人员发现形淋巴瘤激酶 (ALK) 是导致瘦身的关键基因. 这种基因在调节体重和抵抗肥胖方面起着重要作用.
科学领域:
- 遗传学
- 代谢过程
- 神经科学
背景情况:
- 个体对体重增加的敏感性有很大差异.
- 肥胖的研究往往侧重于对体重增加的遗传倾向, 忽视了导致瘦身的因素.
研究的目的:
- 确定与保持健康瘦身相关的基因.
- 研究形淋巴瘤激酶 (ALK) 在调节体重和预防肥胖方面的作用.
主要方法:
- 全基因组关联研究 (GWAS) 在一个新陈代谢健康的瘦身爱沙尼亚队列中.
- 在小鼠中进行基因淘汰研究和基因删除研究.
- 研究ALK在下丘脑神经元和交感神经系统脂肪组织控制中的作用.
主要成果:
- 鉴定出了阿纳普拉斯性淋巴瘤激酶 (ALK) 是瘦身的候选基因.
- 在Drosophila中,Alk降低了甘油三水平.
- 在小鼠中,Alk的遗传删除导致了瘦身和对饮食和瘦素突变诱导的肥胖的抵抗.
- 下丘脑神经元中的ALK通过对脂肪组织脂解的同情控制来调节能量消耗.
结论:
- 无细胞淋巴瘤激酶 (ALK) 是维持健康瘦身的重要因素.
- 在下丘脑中,ALK控制能量消耗和脂质分解,从而抵抗体重增加.
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