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. 2020 Jul 1;161(7):bqaa060.
doi: 10.1210/endocr/bqaa060.

Branched-chain Amino Acid Catabolism by Brown Adipose Tissue

André C Carpentier  1
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Branched-chain Amino Acid Catabolism by Brown Adipose Tissue

André C Carpentier. Endocrinology. .
No abstract available

Keywords: branched chain amino acids; brown adipose tissue; energy metabolism; molecular imaging; positron emission tomography; type 2 diabetes.

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  • BCAA catabolism in brown fat controls energy homeostasis through SLC25A44.
    Yoneshiro T, Wang Q, Tajima K, Matsushita M, Maki H, Igarashi K, Dai Z, White PJ, McGarrah RW, Ilkayeva OR, Deleye Y, Oguri Y, Kuroda M, Ikeda K, Li H, Ueno A, Ohishi M, Ishikawa T, Kim K, Chen Y, Sponton CH, Pradhan RN, Majd H, Greiner VJ, Yoneshiro M, Brown Z, Chondronikola M, Takahashi H, Goto T, Kawada T, Sidossis L, Szoka FC, McManus MT, Saito M, Soga T, Kajimura S. Yoneshiro T, et al. Nature. 2019 Aug;572(7771):614-619. doi: 10.1038/s41586-019-1503-x. Epub 2019 Aug 21. Nature. 2019. PMID: 31435015 Free PMC article.

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