mTORC1 in AGRP neurons integrates exteroceptive and interoceptive food-related cues in the modulation of adaptive energy expenditure in mice
Authors
Burke, LK
Darwish, T
Cavanaugh, AR
Virtue, Samuel
Roth, Emma
Morro, J
Liu, S-M
Xia, J
Burling, K
Chua, S
Vidal-Puig, T
Schwartz, GJ
Publication Date
2017-05-23Journal Title
eLife
ISSN
2050-084X
Publisher
eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
Volume
6
Number
e22848
Language
English
Type
Article
This Version
VoR
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Burke, L., Darwish, T., Cavanaugh, A., Virtue, S., Roth, E., Morro, J., Liu, S., et al. (2017). mTORC1 in AGRP neurons integrates exteroceptive and interoceptive food-related cues in the modulation of adaptive energy expenditure in mice. eLife, 6 (e22848)https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.22848
Abstract
Energy dissipation through interscapular brown adipose tissue (iBAT) thermogenesis is an important contributor to adaptive energy expenditure. However, it remains unresolved how acute and chronic changes in energy availability are detected by the brain to adjust iBAT activity and maintain energy homeostasis. Here, we provide evidence that AGRP inhibitory tone to iBAT represents an energy-sparing circuit that integrates environmental food cues and internal signals of energy availability. We establish a role for the nutrient-sensing mTORC1 signaling pathway within AGRP neurons in the detection of environmental food cues and internal signals of energy availability, and in the bi-directional control of iBAT thermogenesis during nutrient deficiency and excess. Collectively, our findings provide insights into how mTORC1 signaling within AGRP neurons surveys energy availability to engage iBAT thermogenesis, and identify AGRP neurons as a neuronal substrate for the coordination of energy intake and adaptive expenditure under varying physiological and environmental contexts.
Sponsorship
This work was supported by the Medical Research Council New Blood Fellowship [MR/M501736/1] to CB, a NIDDK K99/R00 award to CB, the Medical Research Council Metabolic Disease Unit programme grant, the Disease Model Core facilities, and the Wellcome Trust Cambridge Mouse Biochemistry Laboratory. Animal procedures were performed under Tony Coll’s home office PPL 80/2497 and Toni Vidal-Puig PPL 80/2484.
Funder references
Wellcome Trust (100574/Z/12/Z)
MRC (MC_UU_12012/1)
MRC (MC_UU_12012/5)
BBSRC (BB/J009865/1)
MRC (G0802051)
MRC (MC_UU_12012/2)
MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL (MR/N003276/1)
Embargo Lift Date
2100-01-01
Identifiers
External DOI: https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.22848
This record's URL: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/264684
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