Nature Communications (Oct 2017)

MKK6 controls T3-mediated browning of white adipose tissue

  • Nuria Matesanz,
  • Edgar Bernardo,
  • Rebeca Acín-Pérez,
  • Elisa Manieri,
  • Sonia Pérez-Sieira,
  • Lourdes Hernández-Cosido,
  • Valle Montalvo-Romeral,
  • Alfonso Mora,
  • Elena Rodríguez,
  • Luis Leiva-Vega,
  • Ana Victoria Lechuga-Vieco,
  • Jesús Ruiz-Cabello,
  • Jorge L. Torres,
  • Maria Crespo-Ruiz,
  • Francisco Centeno,
  • Clara V. Álvarez,
  • Miguel Marcos,
  • Jose Antonio Enríquez,
  • Ruben Nogueiras,
  • Guadalupe Sabio

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00948-z
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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Brown and beige adipose tissues dissipate heat via uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1). Here the authors show that the stress activated kinase MKK6 acts as a repressor of UCP1 expression, suggesting that its inhibition promotes adipose tissue browning and increases organismal energy expenditure.