MCT1 helps brown fat suck up succinate

Jens Lund*, Marie Sophie Isidor*, Zachary Gerhart-Hines*

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Abstract

Succinate can be released from contracting skeletal muscle and accumulate in brown adipose tissue (BAT) to drive thermogenesis and protect against obesity. A study in this issue of Nature Metabolism uncovers the mechanistic underpinnings of BAT succinate sequestration through MCT1-dependent uptake and cytosolic pH changes, thus strengthening the role for cellular shuttling of succinate in the control of systemic energy homeostasis.

Original languageEnglish
JournalNature Metabolism
Volume6
Pages (from-to)387–388
ISSN2522-5812
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2024

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