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. 2023 Feb 8;2(1):load006.
doi: 10.1093/lifemeta/load006. eCollection 2023 Feb.

You are what you eat: feeding neurons in nutrient regulation of behavior

Jessie C Morrill  1 , Qingchun Tong  2
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You are what you eat: feeding neurons in nutrient regulation of behavior

Jessie C Morrill et al. Life Metab. .
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Agouti-related protein (AgRP)-expressing neurons within the arcuate (ARC) hypothalamus sense nutrient availability; low circulating levels of essential amino acids (EAAS), including leucine, and low levels of glucose and leptin result in activation of AgRP neurons and subsequent promotion of feeding and reduction of depressive behaviors. Deprivation of leucine reduces depressive behaviors via a general control non-derepressible 2 (GCN2)-mediated mechanism in AgRP neurons. Illustration is created using Biorender.
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