In the fruit fly Drosophila, circadian clocks also control fat metabolism. This is shown in a new study by a research team at the University of Würzburg. The findings could also be relevant for humans.
Deepening knowledge of disturbed metabolism
The study led by Professor Christian Wegener from the Department of Neurobiology and Genetics at JMU and Dr. Agnes Fekete, manager of the Metabolomics Core Unit at the Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, has now been published in the. In this work, the team investigated the extent to which internal clocks control lipid metabolism in the fruit fly Drosophila.
However, this"cycle of lipids" can be disturbed by modern lifestyles as shift work, irregular mealtimes and the permanent availability of food do not correspond to the rhythm dictated by the day-night cycle and accordingly entrained internal clocks.The team led by Wegener and Fekete therefore used the fruit fly as an example to investigate the regular fluctuations inin this insect.
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