A PGC1-α-dependent myokine that drives brown-fat-like development of white fat and thermogenesis
2012
In mice, expression of PGC1-α in muscles is shown to stimulate expression of FNDC5, which is cleaved and secreted in the circulation as the newly identified hormone irisin; on exercise, this hormone stimulates browning of subcutaneous adipose tissue.
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