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Y. C. L. Tung

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A multi-component screen for feeding behaviour and nutritional status in Drosophila to interrogate mammalian appetite-related genes

J. Chalmers, Y. C. L. Tung, C.-H. Liu, C. O'Kane, S. O'Rahilly, G. S. H. Yeo

The paper develops a Drosophila screening system to study mammalian appetite-related genes and identifies 16 and 10 genes affecting feeding behavior or nutrient status from GWAS and hypothalamic gene sets.

bioRxiv · May 4, 2020Physiology

GDF15 and the beneficial actions of metformin in pre-diabetes

A. P. Coll, M. Chen, P. Taskar, D. Rimmington, S. Patel, J. Tadross, I. Cimino, M. Yang, P. Welsh, S. Virtue, D. A. Goldspink, E. Miedzybrodzka, Y. C. L. Tung, S. Rodriguez-Cuenca, R. A. Tomaz, , S. O'Rahilly

This study shows metformin increases GDF15 levels, which is necessary for its weight loss and insulin-sensitizing effects in both humans and mice.

bioRxiv · Jun 21, 2019Physiology

Loss And Gain Of Function Experiments Implicate TMEM18 As A Mediator Of The Strong Association Between Genetic Variants At Human Chromosome 2p25.3 And Obesity

R. Larder, M. F. M. Sim, P. Gulati, R. Antrobus, Y. C. L. Tung, D. Rimmington, E. Ayuso, J. Polex-Wolf, B. Y. H. Lam, C. Dias, D. W. Logan, S. Virtue, F. Bosch, G. S. H. Yeo, V. Saudek, , A. P. Coll

The paper identifies TMEM18 as a mediator of genetic variants at 2p25.3 associated with obesity through loss and gain of function experiments in mice.

bioRxiv · Mar 31, 2017Physiology