The contribution of genetics and environment to obesity

D Albuquerque, C Nóbrega, L Manco… - British medical …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Background Obesity is a global health problem mainly attributed to lifestyle changes such as
diet, low physical activity or socioeconomics factors. However, several evidences …

Dynamics of the human and viral m6A RNA methylomes during HIV-1 infection of T cells

G Lichinchi, S Gao, Y Saletore, GM Gonzalez… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Abstract N 6-methyladenosine (m 6 A) is the most prevalent internal modification of
eukaryotic mRNA. Very little is known of the function of m 6 A in the immune system or its …

Insulin resistance and the polycystic ovary syndrome revisited: an update on mechanisms and implications

E Diamanti-Kandarakis, A Dunaif - Endocrine reviews, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is now recognized as an important metabolic as well as
reproductive disorder conferring substantially increased risk for type 2 diabetes. Affected …

Meclofenamic acid selectively inhibits FTO demethylation of m6A over ALKBH5

Y Huang, J Yan, Q Li, J Li, S Gong, H Zhou… - Nucleic acids …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Two human demethylases, the fat mass and obesity-associated (FTO) enzyme and ALKBH5,
oxidatively demethylate abundant N 6-methyladenosine (m6A) residues in mRNA …

Autophagy—a key player in cellular and body metabolism

KH Kim, MS Lee - Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2014 - nature.com
Abstract Knowledge gained over the past 10 years about the mechanisms that underpin
autophagy has provided a universal framework for studies of diverse physiological and …

Cohort profile: the 'children of the 90s'—the index offspring of the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children

A Boyd, J Golding, J Macleod, DA Lawlor… - International journal …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) is a
transgenerational prospective observational study investigating influences on health and …

A high-coverage genome sequence from an archaic Denisovan individual

M Meyer, M Kircher, MT Gansauge, H Li, F Racimo… - Science, 2012 - science.org
We present a DNA library preparation method that has allowed us to reconstruct a high-
coverage (30×) genome sequence of a Denisovan, an extinct relative of Neandertals. The …

Cohort profile: the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children: ALSPAC mothers cohort

A Fraser, C Macdonald-Wallis, K Tilling… - International journal …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Summary The Avon Longitudinal Study of Children and Parents (ALSPAC) was
established to understand how genetic and environmental characteristics influence health …

The genetics of major depression

J Flint, KS Kendler - Neuron, 2014 - cell.com
Major depression is the commonest psychiatric disorder and in the US has the greatest
impact of all biomedical diseases on disability. Here we review evidence of the genetic …

N6-Methyladenosine in nuclear RNA is a major substrate of the obesity-associated FTO

G Jia, YE Fu, XU Zhao, Q Dai, G Zheng, Y Yang… - Nature chemical …, 2011 - nature.com
We report here that fat mass and obesity-associated protein (FTO) has efficient oxidative
demethylation activity targeting the abundant N 6-methyladenosine (m6A) residues in RNA …