Molecular Metabolism

Papers
(The TQCC of Molecular Metabolism is 16. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)
ArticleCitations
10 years of Molecular Metabolism293
Reprogramming hormone-sensitive prostate cancer to a lethal neuroendocrine cancer lineage by mitochondrial pyruvate carrier (MPC)218
Neuronal miR-29a protects from obesity in adult mice211
Endothelial TrkA coordinates vascularization and innervation in thermogenic adipose tissue and can be targeted to control metabolism206
Dysregulated systemic metabolism in a Down syndrome mouse model171
Physical training reduces cell senescence and associated insulin resistance in skeletal muscle168
Disrupting the ghrelin-growth hormone axis limits ghrelin's orexigenic but not glucoregulatory actions155
Genome-wide meta-analysis of 92 cardiometabolic protein serum levels150
Deletion of the mitochondrial calcium uniporter in adipose tissue promotes energy expenditure and alleviates diet-induced obesity123
Beta-hydroxybutyrate dampens adipose progenitors’ profibrotic activation through canonical Tgfβ signaling and non-canonical ZFP36-dependent mechanisms99
Depletion of pyruvate kinase (PK) activity causes glycolytic intermediate imbalances and reveals a PK-TXNIP regulatory axis97
Acute inhibition of hunger-sensing AgRP neurons promotes context-specific learning in mice96
Lysine tRNA fragments and miR-194-5p co-regulate hepatic steatosis via β-Klotho and perilipin 296
Hepatic regulator of G protein signaling 14 ameliorates NAFLD through activating cAMP-AMPK signaling by targeting Giα1/395
GPSM1 in POMC neurons impairs brown adipose tissue thermogenesis and provokes diet-induced obesity94
Nutrient control of splice site selection contributes to methionine addiction of cancer93
DYRK1A inhibition restores pancreatic functions and improves glucose metabolism in a preclinical model of type 2 diabetes80
Loss of GIPR in LEPR cells impairs glucose control by GIP and GIP:GLP-1 co-agonism without affecting body weight and food intake in mice77
TGF-β antagonism synergizes with PPARγ agonism to reduce fibrosis and enhance beige adipogenesis76
Hemostatic alterations linked to body fat distribution, fatty liver, and insulin resistance75
Aregs-IGFBP3-mediated SMC-like cells apoptosis impairs beige adipocytes formation in aged mice75
TGR5 receptors in SF1-expressing neurons of the ventromedial hypothalamus regulate glucose homeostasis70
Ketogenic diets composed of long-chain and medium-chain fatty acids induce cardiac fibrosis in mice69
Peroxiredoxin 2 regulates DAF-16/FOXO mediated mitochondrial remodelling in response to exercise that is disrupted in ageing69
Exercise-induced specialized proresolving mediators stimulate AMPK phosphorylation to promote mitochondrial respiration in macrophages66
Roles for Prlhr/GPR10 and Npffr2/GPR74 in feeding responses to PrRP65
Oncostatin M suppresses browning of white adipocytes via gp130-STAT3 signaling64
KBP-066A, a long-acting dual amylin and calcitonin receptor agonist, induces weight loss and improves glycemic control in obese and diabetic rats63
Declining muscle NAD+ in a hyperandrogenism PCOS mouse model: Possible role in metabolic dysregulation63
VGluT3 BNST neurons transmit GABA and restrict sucrose consumption61
JNK1 in SF1 neurons regulates the central action of thyroid hormones on hepatic lipid metabolism60
RNA binding proteins PCBP1 and PCBP2 regulate pancreatic β cell translation59
The physiology of experimental overfeeding in animals58
Bioenergetic adaptations of small intestinal epithelial cells reduce cell differentiation enhancing intestinal permeability in obese mice58
Daily running enhances molecular and physiological circadian rhythms in skeletal muscle57
Endothelial BBSome is essential for vascular, metabolic, and retinal functions57
From type 1 diabetes biology to therapy: The Human Islet Research Network57
Emerging molecular technologies for light-mediated modulation of pancreatic beta-cell function56
The mitochondrial fission protein Drp1 in liver is required to mitigate NASH and prevents the activation of the mitochondrial ISR56
GLP-1 physiology informs the pharmacotherapy of obesity55
NFE2L1-mediated proteasome function protects from ferroptosis54
Survivin is essential for thermogenic program and metabolic homeostasis in mice53
Deletion of ABCB10 in beta-cells protects from high-fat diet induced insulin resistance53
Apolipoprotein A-IV is induced by high-fat diets and mediates positive effects on glucose and lipid metabolism53
Corrigendum to “Adipocyte-specific FXR-deficiency protects adipose tissue from oxidative stress and insulin resistance and improves glucose homeostasis” [Mol Metab 69 (2023) 1–13]52
Hindbrain REV-ERB nuclear receptors regulate sensitivity to diet-induced obesity and brown adipose tissue pathophysiology52
Editorial Board, cover figure description and credits51
Validation of Mct8/Oatp1c1 dKO mice as a model organism for the Allan-Herndon-Dudley Syndrome50
Tumoral acidosis promotes adipose tissue depletion by fostering adipocyte lipolysis49
A Cre-driver rat model for anatomical and functional analysis of glucagon (Gcg)-expressing cells in the brain and periphery49
LGR4 is essential for maintaining β-cell homeostasis through suppression of RANK48
Myeloid cell-specific Irf5 deficiency stabilizes atherosclerotic plaques in Apoe mice48
Mitochondrial protein deacetylation by SIRT3 in osteoclasts promotes bone resorption with aging in female mice47
Impacts of essential amino acids on energy balance46
High-fat diet feeding disrupts the coupling of thermoregulation to energy homeostasis45
Permanent neonatal diabetes-causing insulin mutations have dominant negative effects on beta cell identity45
Carboxylesterase 2a deletion provokes hepatic steatosis and insulin resistance in mice involving impaired diacylglycerol and lysophosphatidylcholine catabolism44
VMHdm/cSF-1 neuronal circuits regulate skeletal muscle PGC1-α via the sympathoadrenal drive44
miR-10a regulates cell death and inflammation in adipose tissue of male mice with diet-induced obesity44
Genetic disruption of the Gipr in Apoe−/− mice promotes atherosclerosis44
Dietary PUFAs drive diverse system-level changes in lipid metabolism44
MicroRNAs in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: Progress and perspectives43
Skeletal muscle BMAL1 is necessary for transcriptional adaptation of local and peripheral tissues in response to endurance exercise training42
Skeletal muscle undergoes fiber type metabolic switch without myosin heavy chain switch in response to defective fatty acid oxidation40
EndoC-βH5 cells are storable and ready-to-use human pancreatic beta cells with physiological insulin secretion39
Leveraging GPCR signaling in thermogenic fat to counteract metabolic diseases39
Sestrin2 maintains hepatic immune homeostasis and redox balance partially via inhibiting RIPK3-mediated necroptosis in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis39
UCP2 mediates mitochondrial dynamics to induce AgRP neuronal activity39
Loss of epidermal glucocorticoid receptor protects against whole body metabolic dysfunction upon chronic corticosterone treatment38
Selective adipocyte loss of Angiopoietin-2 prompts female-specific obesity and metabolic syndrome38
Hypothalamic TTF-1 orchestrates the sensitivity of leptin38
Isoxanthohumol improves obesity and glucose metabolism via inhibiting intestinal lipid absorption with a bloom of Akkermansia muciniphila in mice38
Effects of curtailed sleep on cardiac stress biomarkers following high-intensity exercise37
Editorial Board, cover figure description and credits37
NPY derived from AGRP neurons controls feeding via Y1 and energy expenditure and food foraging behaviour via Y2 signalling37
Editorial Board, cover figure description and credits37
Hepatic ketone body regulation of renal gluconeogenesis36
Linking metabolism and histone acetylation dynamics by integrated metabolic flux analysis of Acetyl-CoA and histone acetylation sites36
Picalm, a novel regulator of GLUT4-trafficking in adipose tissue36
Targeting the cytoplasmic polyadenylation element-binding protein CPEB4 protects against diet-induced obesity and microbiome dysbiosis35
Hepatocyte-specific O-GlcNAc transferase downregulation ameliorates nonalcoholic steatohepatitis by improving mitochondrial function35
Hypothalamic free fatty acid receptor-1 regulates whole-body energy balance34
Adiponectin-receptor agonism prevents right ventricular tissue pathology in a mouse model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy34
Challenges in tackling energy expenditure as obesity therapy: From preclinical models to clinical application34
Pregnane X receptor activation remodels glucose metabolism to promote NAFLD development in obese mice33
Metabolic profiling of single cells by exploiting NADH and FAD fluorescence via flow cytometry33
Semaphorin 4B is an ADAM17-cleaved adipokine that inhibits adipocyte differentiation and thermogenesis32
Glucagon-like peptide-2 pharmacotherapy activates hepatic Farnesoid X receptor-signaling to attenuate resection-associated bile acid loss in mice32
Deficiency of the mitochondrial transporter SLC25A47 minimally impacts hepatic lipid metabolism in fasted and diet-induced obese mice32
Free fatty acid receptor 1 stimulates cAMP production and gut hormone secretion through Gq-mediated activation of adenylate cyclase 232
Alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone contributes to an anti-inflammatory response to lipopolysaccharide32
miR-126 contributes to the epigenetic signature of diabetic vascular smooth muscle and enhances antirestenosis effects of Kv1.3 blockers31
Chronic cAMP activation induces adipocyte browning through discordant biphasic remodeling of transcriptome and chromatin accessibility31
Glycerol-3-phosphate phosphatase operates a glycerol shunt in pancreatic β-cells that controls insulin secretion and metabolic stress31
Maresin 1 activates brown adipose tissue and promotes browning of white adipose tissue in mice30
Systemic metabolic changes in acute and chronic lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus infection30
Intestinal gluconeogenesis controls the neonatal development of hypothalamic feeding circuits30
PAQR9 regulates hepatic ketogenesis and fatty acid oxidation during fasting by modulating protein stability of PPARα30
Iron aggravates hepatic insulin resistance in the absence of inflammation in a novel db/db mouse model with iron overload30
Adaptive gene expression of alternative splicing variants of PGC-1α regulates whole-body energy metabolism30
Cardiovascular protection by SGLT2 inhibitors – Do anti-inflammatory mechanisms play a role?29
Comparative analysis of oral and intraperitoneal glucose tolerance tests in mice29
Insulin: A pacesetter for the shape of modern biomedical science and the Nobel Prize29
Dietary Advanced Glycation End products interacting with the intestinal epithelium: What do we really know?29
Dissecting a disynaptic central amygdala-parasubthalamic nucleus neural circuit that mediates cholecystokinin-induced eating suppression29
Reversing Pdgfrβ signaling restores metabolically active beige adipocytes by alleviating ILC2 suppression in aged and obese mice28
Targeting hepatic oxidative stress rescues bone loss in liver fibrosis28
Chronic hyperinsulinemia promotes human hepatocyte senescence28
Exercise-induced methylation of the Serhl2 promoter and implication for lipid metabolism in rat skeletal muscle28
Decoding the immune dance: Unraveling the interplay between beta cells and type 1 diabetes28
TMEM135 deficiency improves hepatic steatosis by suppressing CD36 in a SIRT1-dependent manner28
Peptidylglycine alpha-amidating monooxygenase is important in mice for beta-cell cilia formation and insulin secretion but promotes diabetes risk through beta-cell independent mechanisms27
Crosstalk between TM4SF5 and GLUT8 regulates fructose metabolism in hepatic steatosis27
Hepatic mTORC1 signaling activates ATF4 as part of its metabolic response to feeding and insulin27
Insulin regulates human pancreatic endocrine cell differentiation in vitro27
The homeodomain transcription factor Six3 regulates hypothalamic Pomc expression and its absence from POMC neurons induces hyperphagia and mild obesity in male mice26
RNA editing deficiency models differential immunogenicity of pancreatic α- and β-cells26
New dawn for cancer cell death: Emerging role of lipid metabolism26
Hepatic glucokinase regulatory protein and carbohydrate response element binding protein attenuation reduce de novo lipogenesis but do not mitigate intrahepatic triglyceride accumulation in Aldob defi26
ROCK1 regulates insulin secretion from β-cells26
What is a β cell? – Chapter I in the Human Islet Research Network (HIRN) review series26
Krüppel-like factor 5 remodels lipid metabolism in exercised skeletal muscle26
A low-carbohydrate diet induces hepatic insulin resistance and metabolic associated fatty liver disease in mice25
Insulin resistance per se drives early and reversible dysbiosis-mediated gut barrier impairment and bactericidal dysfunction25
An efficient AAV vector system of Rec2 serotype for intravenous injection to study metabolism in brown adipocytes in vivo25
Arginine deprivation/citrulline augmentation with ADI-PEG20 as novel therapy for complications in type 2 diabetes25
Disrupted liver oxidative metabolism in glycine N-methyltransferase-deficient mice is mitigated by dietary methionine restriction25
ACC1 is a dual metabolic-epigenetic regulator of Treg stability and immune tolerance25
A novel long non-coding RNA connects obesity to impaired adipocyte function25
Osmoadaptive GLP-1R signalling in hypothalamic neurones inhibits antidiuretic hormone synthesis and release25
Nampt controls skeletal muscle development by maintaining Ca2+ homeostasis and mitochondrial integrity25
The role of intestinal microbiota in physiologic and body compositional changes that accompany CLA-mediated weight loss in obese mice24
Corrigendum to “Results from three phase 1 trials of NNC9204-1177, a glucagon/GLP-1 receptor co-agonist: effects on weight loss and safety in adults with overweight or obesity” [Mol Metab 78 (2023) 1024
Ablation of ORMDL3 impairs adipose tissue thermogenesis and insulin sensitivity by increasing ceramide generation24
The minor allele of the CREBRF rs373863828 p.R457Q coding variant is associated with reduced levels of myostatin in males: Implications for body composition24
Hepatic ChREBP orchestrates intrahepatic carbohydrate metabolism to limit hepatic glucose 6-phosphate and glycogen accumulation in a mouse model for acute Glycogen Storage Disease type Ib24
Hypoxia inducible factor-dependent upregulation of Agrp in glomus type I cells of the carotid body24
A key role for parabrachial nucleus CGRP neurons in FGF1-Induced anorexia24
Corrigendum to “Sema7A protects against high-fat diet-induced obesity and hepatic steatosis by regulating adipo/lipogenesis” [Mol Metab. 70 (2023) 101698]∗24
Cannabinoid type-1 receptors in CaMKII neurons drive impulsivity in pathological eating behavior24
Ablation of glucokinase-expressing tanycytes impacts energy balance and increases adiposity in mice24
Epigenetic regulation of IPF fibroblast phenotype by glutaminolysis23
Adropin expression reflects circadian, lipoprotein, and mitochondrial processes in human tissues23
Median eminence myelin continuously turns over in adult mice23
Macrophages on the run: Exercise balances macrophage polarization for improved health23
An epigenome atlas of mouse adipocytes23
Effects of chronic high fat diet on mediobasal hypothalamic satiety neuron function in POMC-Cre mice23
Neuropeptide Y1 receptor antagonism protects β-cells and improves glycemic control in type 2 diabetes23
Exercise training remodels inter-organ endocrine networks23
Structural principles of insulin formulation and analog design: A century of innovation23
Dysfunction of Akt/FoxO3a/Atg7 regulatory loop magnifies obesity-regulated muscular mass decline23
Anorectic and aversive effects of GLP-1 receptor agonism are mediated by brainstem cholecystokinin neurons, and modulated by GIP receptor activation22
Toward modeling metabolic state from single-cell transcriptomics22
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is characterised by a reduced polyunsaturated fatty acid transport via free fatty acids and high-density lipoproteins (HDL)22
Corrigendum to single cell transcriptomic profiling of large intestinal enteroendocrine cells in mice - Identification of selective stimuli for insulin-like peptide-5 and glucagon-like peptide-1 co-ex21
Editorial Board, cover figure description and credits21
Pharmacological FGF21 signals to glutamatergic neurons to enhance leptin action and lower body weight during obesity21
Dietary protein defends lean mass and maintains the metabolic benefits of glucagon receptor agonism in mice21
Editorial Board, cover figure description and credits21
Intrinsic cardiorespiratory fitness modulates clinical and molecular response to caloric restriction21
Editorial Board, cover figure description and credits21
Adipocyte Septin-7 attenuates obesogenic adipogenesis and promotes lipolysis to prevent obesity20
Mutations in DNAJC19 cause altered mitochondrial structure and increased mitochondrial respiration in human iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes20
Ube4A maintains metabolic homeostasis and facilitates insulin signaling in vivo20
Endurance training promotes chromatin closure and timely repression of the post-exercise immediate early stress response20
Spatiotemporal regulation of GIPR signaling impacts glucose homeostasis as revealed in studies of a common GIPR variant20
Extensive NEUROG3 occupancy in the human pancreatic endocrine gene regulatory network20
Functional regulation of macrophages by Ces1d-mediated lipid signaling in immunometabolism20
Deletion of PPARα in mouse brown adipocytes increases their De Novo Lipogenesis20
Mapping the transcriptional landscape of human white and brown adipogenesis using single-nuclei RNA-seq20
The novel adrenergic agonist ATR-127 targets skeletal muscle and brown adipose tissue to tackle diabesity and steatohepatitis20
SF1-specific deletion of the energy sensor AMPKγ2 induces obesity20
Partial agonism improves the anti-hyperglycaemic efficacy of an oxyntomodulin-derived GLP-1R/GCGR co-agonist20
Genetic depletion of adipose-derived Isthmin-1 causes hepatic steatosis20
Glycolysis maintains AMPK activation in sorafenib-induced Warburg effect19
Microbiota and body weight control: Weight watchers within?19
The hepatocyte IKK:NF-κB axis promotes liver steatosis by stimulating de novo lipogenesis and cholesterol synthesis19
Next generation GLP-1/GIP/glucagon triple agonists normalize body weight in obese mice19
Elevation of hypothalamic ketone bodies induces a decrease in energy expenditures and an increase risk of metabolic disorder19
Tubular mitochondrial pyruvate carrier disruption elicits redox adaptations that protect from acute kidney injury19
Gsα-dependent signaling is required for postnatal establishment of a functional β-cell mass19
Gemigliptin, a DPP4 inhibitor, ameliorates nonalcoholic steatohepatitis through AMP-activated protein kinase-independent and ULK1-mediated autophagy19
Intestinal SEC16B modulates obesity by regulating chylomicron metabolism18
Semaglutide and bariatric surgery induce distinct changes in the composition of mouse white adipose tissue18
Editorial Board, cover figure description and credits18
Autophagic signaling promotes systems-wide remodeling in skeletal muscle upon oncometabolic stress by D2-HG18
Cyp2c-deficiency depletes muricholic acids and protects against high-fat diet-induced obesity in male mice but promotes liver damage18
Calponin 2 harnesses metabolic reprogramming to determine kidney fibrosis18
Serum amyloid A1 exacerbates hepatic steatosis via TLR4-mediated NF-κB signaling pathway18
Hepatic retinol dehydrogenase 11 dampens stress associated with the maintenance of cellular cholesterol levels18
Corrigendum to “Beta cell specific cannabinoid 1 receptor deletion counteracts progression to hyperglycemia in non-obese diabetic mice” [Mol Metab 82 (2024 April) 101906]18
LRP1 in GABAergic neurons is a key link between obesity and memory function18
Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase kinase 2 regulates hepatic fuel metabolism18
Endothelial arginase 2 mediates retinal ischemia/reperfusion injury by inducing mitochondrial dysfunction18
Human ACVR1C missense variants that correlate with altered body fat distribution produce metabolic alterations of graded severity in knock-in mutant mice18
Increased susceptibility to diet-induced obesity in female mice impairs ovarian steroidogenesis: The role of elevated leptin signalling on nodal activity inhibition in theca cells18
NIK/MAP3K14 in hepatocytes orchestrates NASH to hepatocellular carcinoma progression via JAK2/STAT5 inhibition18
The mitochondrial pyruvate carrier regulates adipose glucose partitioning in female mice18
Dorsolateral septum GLP-1R neurons regulate feeding via lateral hypothalamic projections18
Brain insulin signaling suppresses lipolysis in the absence of peripheral insulin receptors and requires the MAPK pathway18
Nipsnap1—A regulatory factor required for long-term maintenance of non-shivering thermogenesis17
Hepatic Activin E mediates liver-adipose inter-organ communication, suppressing adipose lipolysis in response to elevated serum fatty acids17
Uncovering the role of Gpr45 in obesity regulation17
Regulation of body weight: Lessons learned from bariatric surgery17
The gut-brain axis mediates bacterial driven modulation of reward signaling17
De novo labeling and trafficking of individual lipid species in live cells17
Neuronal loss of TRPM8 leads to obesity and glucose intolerance in male mice17
Vertical sleeve gastrectomy increases duodenal Lactobacillus spp. richness associated with the activation of intestinal HIF2α signaling and metabolic benefits17
Complete loss of PAX4 causes transient neonatal diabetes in humans17
Fatty Acid Synthase regulates glucose and energy homeostasis via POMC neurons and adrenergic signals17
Mesenchymal-specific Alms1 knockout in mice recapitulates metabolic features of Alström syndrome17
Sex hormone-binding globulin controls sex-specific lipolytic activity in human abdominal subcutaneous adipocytes16
Loss of lysosomal acid lipase results in mitochondrial dysfunction and fiber switch in skeletal muscles of mice16
A caveolin-1 dependent glucose-6-phosphatase trafficking contributes to hepatic glucose production16
The neglected PCK1/glucagon (inter)action in nutrient homeostasis beyond gluconeogenesis: Disease pathogenesis and treatment16
Hepatocyte-specific activity of TSC22D4 triggers progressive NAFLD by impairing mitochondrial function16
Deletion of miPEP in adipocytes protects against obesity and insulin resistance by boosting muscle metabolism16
Feeding desensitizes A1 adenosine receptors in adipose through FOXO1-mediated transcriptional regulation16
Roles and therapeutic targeting of ceramide metabolism in cancer16
In celebration of a century with insulin – Update of insulin gene mutations in diabetes16
Hmgcs2-mediated ketogenesis modulates high-fat diet-induced hepatosteatosis16
Editorial Board, cover figure description and credits16
Corrigendum to “Inter-domain tagging implicates caveolin-1 in insulin receptor trafficking and Erk signaling bias in pancreatic beta-cells” [Mol Metab 2016 May; 5 (5): 366–378]16
Pioneer factor Foxa2 enables ligand-dependent activation of type II nuclear receptors FXR and LXRα16
14-3-3ζ allows for adipogenesis by modulating chromatin accessibility during the early stages of adipocyte differentiation16
An early, reversible cholesterolgenic etiology of diet-induced insulin resistance16
Effects of metformin on the gut microbiota: A systematic review16
Discovery of ecnoglutide – A novel, long-acting, cAMP-biased glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) analog16
Exercise-induced hypothalamic neuroplasticity: Implications for energy and glucose metabolism16
Apolipoprotein C3 and circulating mediators of preadipocyte proliferation in states of lipodystrophy16
Activating ligands of Uncoupling protein 1 identified by rapid membrane protein thermostability shift analysis16
Sphingosine kinase 1 mediates sexual dimorphism in fibrosis in a mouse model of NASH16
Identification of novel GPCR partners of the central melanocortin signaling16
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