Nature Communications (Aug 2018)

p53 in AgRP neurons is required for protection against diet-induced obesity via JNK1

  • Mar Quiñones,
  • Omar Al-Massadi,
  • Cintia Folgueira,
  • Stephan Bremser,
  • Rosalía Gallego,
  • Leonardo Torres-Leal,
  • Roberta Haddad-Tóvolli,
  • Cristina García-Caceres,
  • Rene Hernandez-Bautista,
  • Brian Y. H. Lam,
  • Daniel Beiroa,
  • Estrella Sanchez-Rebordelo,
  • Ana Senra,
  • Jose A. Malagon,
  • Patricia Valerio,
  • Marcos F. Fondevila,
  • Johan Fernø,
  • Maria M. Malagon,
  • Raian Contreras,
  • Paul Pfluger,
  • Jens C. Brüning,
  • Giles Yeo,
  • Matthias Tschöp,
  • Carlos Diéguez,
  • Miguel López,
  • Marc Claret,
  • Peter Kloppenburg,
  • Guadalupe Sabio,
  • Ruben Nogueiras

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05711-6
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 16

Abstract

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Emerging studies suggest that p53 is an important regulator of energy metabolism, yet there is little known about the metabolic function of this tumor suppressor in the hypothalamus. Here, authors illustrate that p53, specifically in AgRP neurons, is required for adaptation to diet-induced obesity.