Nature Communications (Jun 2020)

Adipocyte Gi signaling is essential for maintaining whole-body glucose homeostasis and insulin sensitivity

  • Lei Wang,
  • Sai P. Pydi,
  • Lu Zhu,
  • Luiz F. Barella,
  • Yinghong Cui,
  • Oksana Gavrilova,
  • Kendra K. Bence,
  • Cecile Vernochet,
  • Jürgen Wess

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16756-x
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 17

Abstract

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Gs-coupled receptor signaling is well known to modulate adipocyte metabolism, but the role of Gi-coupled receptors in adipose tissue is less well understood. Here the authors show that signaling via Gi-type G proteins expressed by adipocytes is essential for maintaining proper blood glucose homeostasis.