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SUBMITTER: Wu C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5663348 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wu Chunyan C Hwang Su Hyeon SH Jia Yaoyao Y Choi Joobong J Kim Yeon-Ji YJ Choi Dahee D Pathiraja Duleepa D Choi In-Geol IG Koo Seung-Hoi SH Lee Sung-Joon SJ
The Journal of clinical investigation 20171009 11
Olfactory receptors (ORs) are present in tissues outside the olfactory system; however, the function of these receptors remains relatively unknown. Here, we determined that olfactory receptor 544 (Olfr544) is highly expressed in the liver and adipose tissue of mice and regulates cellular energy metabolism and obesity. Azelaic acid (AzA), an Olfr544 ligand, specifically induced PKA-dependent lipolysis in adipocytes and promoted fatty acid oxidation (FAO) and ketogenesis in liver, thus shifting th ...[more]