Nature Communications (Apr 2023)

Circulating blood eNAMPT drives the circadian rhythms in locomotor activity and energy expenditure

  • Jae Woo Park,
  • Eun Roh,
  • Gil Myoung Kang,
  • So Young Gil,
  • Hyun Kyong Kim,
  • Chan Hee Lee,
  • Won Hee Jang,
  • Se Eun Park,
  • Sang Yun Moon,
  • Seong Jun Kim,
  • So Yeon Jeong,
  • Chae Beom Park,
  • Hyo Sun Lim,
  • Yu Rim Oh,
  • Han Na Jung,
  • Obin Kwon,
  • Byung Soo Youn,
  • Gi Hoon Son,
  • Se Hee Min,
  • Min-Seon Kim

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37517-6
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 1
pp. 1 – 17

Abstract

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Nicotinamide phosphoribosyl transferase (NAMPT) is a critical regulator of cellular nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD)+ levels. Here, the authors show that blood NAMPT contributes to the circadian rhythm generation of locomotor activity and energy expenditure by regulating hypothalamic NAD+ levels.