HLH-11 modulates lipid metabolism in response to nutrient availability

Organismal metabolism fluctuates depending on nutritional conditions. Here, the authors show that, in C. elegans, HLH-11 negatively regulates lipid metabolism genes in the presence of nutrients and that its abundance decreased in response to starvation, thereby promoting fat utilization.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yi Li, Wanqiu Ding, Chuan-Yun Li, Ying Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19754-1