Trimethylamine N-Oxide Binds and Activates PERK to Promote Metabolic Dysfunction.
Cell Metab. 2019 Dec 3;30(6):1141-1151.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.cmet.2019.08.021. Epub 2019 Sep 19.
Cell Metab. 2019.
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The mechanism by which TMAO promotes disease is unclear. We now reveal the endoplasmic reticulum stress kinase PERK (EIF2AK3) as a receptor for TMAO: TMAO binds to PERK at physiologically relevant concentrations; selectively activates the PERK branch of the u …
The mechanism by which TMAO promotes disease is unclear. We now reveal the endoplasmic reticulum stress kinase PERK (EIF2AK3) as a re …