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AIDA and UCP1 snuggle up to prevent hypothermia

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In response to cold stress, mammals release norepinephrine from the sympathetic nervous system to elevate thermogenesis in brown adipose tissue (BAT) in order to maintain body temperature. This study reveals that the protein AIDA connects sympathetic input, reactive oxygen species, and uncoupling protein 1-mediated adaptive thermogenesis in BAT.

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Fig. 1: Model highlighting the role of AIDA in UCP1-dependent thermogenesis.

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  1. Department of Cancer Biology, Dana–Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA

    Evanna L. Mills, Haopeng Xiao & Edward T. Chouchani

  2. Department of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Evanna L. Mills, Haopeng Xiao & Edward T. Chouchani

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Mills, E.L., Xiao, H. & Chouchani, E.T. AIDA and UCP1 snuggle up to prevent hypothermia. Nat Cell Biol 23, 216–218 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41556-021-00648-3

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