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Catherine L Pontius

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

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DDHD2 is necessary for activity-driven fatty acid fueling of nerve terminal function

Mukesh Kumar, Yumei Wu, Justin L. Knapp, Catherine L Pontius, Daehun Park, Rose Witte, Rachel McAllister, Kallol Gupta, Kartik N. Rajagopalan, Pietro V. De Camilli, Timothy A. Ryan

The paper shows that DDHD2 is essential for neurons to use fatty acids from lipid droplets as an energy source during activity when glucose is unavailable.

Nature Metabolism · Jul 1, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience