Metabolic jet lag when the fat clock is out of sync.

Asterholm, Ingrid Wernstedt; Scherer, Philipp E · Nat Med · 2012

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

There is a growing appreciation of the importance of circadian regulation in energy homeostasis, and the dysregulation of the circadian clock has been associated with obesity and metabolic abnormalities. A new study shows that adipocyte-specific deletion of a core circadian clock gene, <i>Bmal1</i>, in mice shifts the timing of their feeding behavior, resulting in obesity (aaa-bbb).

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