Copper Import via CTR1 Supports the β3-Adrenergic Thermogenic Program
Tae-Il Jeon, Young-Seung Lee, Tamara Korolnek, Juyoung Kim, Pratibha Poudel, Parama Bhattacharjee, Xuewei Zhao, Evan Ying, Naili Liu, Tong Xiao, Christopher J. Chang, Oksana Gavrilova, Byung‐Eun Kim
This study shows that copper import via CTR1 supports the β3-adrenergic thermogenic program by enhancing mitochondrial oxidation and thermogenic capacity in adipose tissues.
Molecular Metabolism · Jun 15, 2026Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology