Nicotinamide N-methyltransferase knockdown protects against diet-induced obesity

Daniel Kraus, Qin Yang, Dong Kong, +16

Nature

ObesityMetabolic SyndromeMedicinePhysiologyObesity Management +4

Fasting Activation of AgRP Neurons Requires NMDA Receptors and Involves Spinogenesis and Increased Excitatory Tone

Tiemin Liu, Dong Kong, Bhavik P. Shah, +7

Neuron

Synaptic PlasticityNeurophysiologySynaptic TransmissionPhysiologyNeuropeptide Receptor +9

Genetic identification of leptin neural circuits in energy and glucose homeostases

Jie Xu, Christopher L. Bartolome, Cho Low, +4

Nature

Hypothalamic CircuitsEnergy HomeostasisNeuropeptidesMedicinePhysiology +11

Glucose Regulates Mitochondrial Motility via Milton Modification by O-GlcNAc Transferase

Gülçin Pekkurnaz, Jonathan C. Trinidad, Xinnan Wang, +2

Cell

Mitochondrial FunctionBiochemistryNatural SciencesMedicineMitochondrial Dynamic +5

GABAergic RIP-Cre Neurons in the Arcuate Nucleus Selectively Regulate Energy Expenditure

Dong Kong, Qingchun Tong, Chianping Ye, +7

Cell

Energy HomeostasisEnergy MetabolismMolecular NeuroscienceMolecular PhysiologyNeurophysiology +10

Glucose Stimulation of Hypothalamic MCH Neurons Involves KATP Channels, Is Modulated by UCP2, and Regulates Peripheral Glucose Homeostasis

Dong Kong, Linh Vong, Laura E. Parton, +6

Cell Metabolism

Glucose StimulationEnergy HomeostasisSignal TransductionMolecular PhysiologyNeurophysiology +12

A role for long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase-4 (ACSL4) in diet-induced phospholipid remodeling and obesity-associated adipocyte dysfunction

Elizabeth A. Killion, Andrew R. Reeves, Mahmoud A. El Azzouny, +13

Molecular Metabolism

Orexin neurons inhibit sleep to promote arousal

Roberto De Luca, Stefano Nardone, Kevin P. Grace, +14

Nature Communications

Rho-kinase regulates energy balance by targeting hypothalamic leptin receptor signaling

Huang Hu, Dong Kong, Kyung Hee Byun, +11

Nature Neuroscience

Energy HomeostasisEnergy MetabolismMolecular PhysiologySignal TransductionEnergy Balance +10

Melanin-concentrating hormone neurons specifically promote rapid eye movement sleep in mice

Ramalingam Vetrivelan, Dong Kong, Loris L. Ferrari, +6

Neuroscience

Sleep DisordersSleepHormone NeuronsPhotoreceptor CellOphthalmology +9