Ketone bodies as signaling metabolites

Highlights • Ketone bodies have signaling functions as well as being a mobile source of cellular energy. • Ketone bodies inhibit histone deacetylases and control gene transcription. • Histone deacetylase function is implicated in the regulation of aging. • Ketone bodies may link environmental cues s...

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Veröffentlicht in:Trends in endocrinology and metabolism 2014-01, Vol.25 (1), p.42-52
Hauptverfasser: Newman, John C, Verdin, Eric
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Highlights • Ketone bodies have signaling functions as well as being a mobile source of cellular energy. • Ketone bodies inhibit histone deacetylases and control gene transcription. • Histone deacetylase function is implicated in the regulation of aging. • Ketone bodies may link environmental cues such as diet to the regulation of aging.
ISSN:1043-2760
1879-3061
DOI:10.1016/j.tem.2013.09.002