Inhibition of mammalian mtDNA transcription paradoxically activates liver fatty acid oxidation to reverse diet-induced hepatosteatosis and obesity
Shan Jiang, Taolin Yuan, Florian A. Rosenberger…·Nils‐Göran Larsson
The paper shows that inhibiting mitochondrial DNA transcription in mice increases fatty acid oxidation, reducing obesity and liver fat while decreasing oxidative phosphorylation capacity.