联合删除miR-27a和miR-27b可增强对饮食引起的肥胖的保护

Devesh Kesharwani1, Michele Karolak1, Chad C Doucette1

  • 1Center for Molecular Medicine, MaineHealth Institute for Research, 81 Research Drive, Scarborough, ME 04074.

概括

微RNAs miR-27a 和 miR-27b 抑制脂肪组织的热生成,恶化肥胖. 删除既增强了热生成,也对抗了代谢功能障碍,提供了一个潜在的治疗点.

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