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TRENDS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM
卷 31, 期 5, 页码 368-377出版社
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.tem.2020.01.002
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- Sao Paulo Research Foundation [2013/07607-8]
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq)
Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have identified SNPs of the fat mass and obesity (FTO) gene as the most important risk alleles for obesity. However, how the presence of risk alleles affect phenotype is still a matter of intense investigation. In 2014, a study revealed that long-range enhancers from the intronic regions of the FTO gene regulate iroquois-class homeobox protein (IRX)(3) expression. IRX3 is expressed in hypothalamic pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) neurons and changes in its expression levels affect body adiposity by modifying food intake and energy expenditure. These findings have placed IRX3 as a potential target for the treatment of obesity. Here, we review studies that evaluated the roles of IRX3 in development, neurogenesis, and body energy homeostasis.
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