Nature Communications (Jan 2022)

PPARα−ACOT12 axis is responsible for maintaining cartilage homeostasis through modulating de novo lipogenesis

  • Sujeong Park,
  • In-Jeoung Baek,
  • Ji Hyun Ryu,
  • Churl-Hong Chun,
  • Eun-Jung Jin

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-27738-y
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Increasing evidence suggested that dysregulation in lipid metabolism is linked to OA pathogenesis, but the underlying regulatory mechanism is not well understood. Here, the authors show that PPARα-ACOT12 signalling regulates cartilage homeostasis by regulating de novo lipogenesis in mice.