Nature Communications (Jul 2017)

HDAC3 is a molecular brake of the metabolic switch supporting white adipose tissue browning

  • Alessandra Ferrari,
  • Raffaella Longo,
  • Erika Fiorino,
  • Rui Silva,
  • Nico Mitro,
  • Gaia Cermenati,
  • Federica Gilardi,
  • Béatrice Desvergne,
  • Annapaola Andolfo,
  • Cinzia Magagnotti,
  • Donatella Caruso,
  • Emma De Fabiani,
  • Scott W. Hiebert,
  • Maurizio Crestani

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00182-7
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 17

Abstract

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Histone deacetylases, such as HDAC3, have been shown to alter cellular metabolism in various tissues. Here the authors show that HDAC3 regulates WAT metabolism by activating a futile cycle of fatty acid synthesis and oxidation, which supports WAT browning.