Molecular interactions underpinning the phenotype of hibernation in mammals

MT Andrews - Journal of Experimental Biology, 2019 - journals.biologists.com
Mammals maintain a constant warm body temperature, facilitating a wide variety of
metabolic reactions. Mammals that hibernate have the ability to slow their metabolism, which …

Hibernation for space travel: Impact on radioprotection

M Cerri, W Tinganelli, M Negrini, A Helm… - Life sciences in space …, 2016 - Elsevier
Hibernation is a state of reduced metabolic activity used by some animals to survive in harsh
environmental conditions. The idea of exploiting hibernation for space exploration has been …

Nature's fat-burning machine: brown adipose tissue in a hibernating mammal

MA Ballinger, MT Andrews - Journal of Experimental Biology, 2018 - journals.biologists.com
Brown adipose tissue (BAT) is a unique thermogenic tissue in mammals that rapidly
produces heat via nonshivering thermogenesis. Small mammalian hibernators have evolved …

Insights into brown adipose tissue evolution and function from non-model organisms

M Jastroch, R Oelkrug… - Journal of Experimental …, 2018 - journals.biologists.com
Brown adipose tissue (BAT) enables adaptive thermoregulation through heat production that
is catalyzed by mitochondrial uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1). BAT is frequently studied in …

Unraveling the big sleep: molecular aspects of stem cell dormancy and hibernation

IB Dias, HR Bouma, RH Henning - Frontiers in Physiology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Tissue-resident stem cells may enter a dormant state, also known as quiescence, which
allows them to withstand metabolic stress and unfavorable conditions. Similarly, hibernating …

Thermoregulation in hibernating mammals: The role of the “thyroid hormones system”

C Frare, CT Williams, KL Drew - Molecular and cellular endocrinology, 2021 - Elsevier
Hibernation is a unique evolutionary adaptation to conserve energy. During the pre-
hibernation (ie fall) season, a progressive decline in core body temperature and further …

Plasticity of non-shivering thermogenesis and brown adipose tissue in high-altitude deer mice

SZ Coulson, CE Robertson… - Journal of …, 2021 - journals.biologists.com
High altitude environments challenge small mammals with persistent low ambient
temperatures that require high rates of aerobic heat production in face of low O2 availability …

Neural circuits of long-term thermoregulatory adaptations to cold temperatures and metabolic demands

CMD Mota, CJ Madden - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2024 - nature.com
The mammalian brain controls heat generation and heat loss mechanisms that regulate
body temperature and energy metabolism. Thermoeffectors include brown adipose tissue …

Non-shivering thermogenesis is differentially regulated during the hibernation season in Arctic ground squirrels

M Hunstiger, MM Johannsen, SR Oliver - Frontiers in Physiology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Arctic ground squirrels are small mammals that experience physiological extremes during
the hibernation season. Body temperature rises from 1° C to 40° C during interbout arousal …

[HTML][HTML] MicroRNA expression patterns in the brown fat of hibernating 13-lined ground squirrels

SM Logan, KB Storey - Genomics, 2021 - Elsevier
The sequence diversity of microRNAs (miRNAs) allows these potent regulators of mRNA
fate to bind multiple transcripts, giving them the power to inhibit diverse cellular processes …