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Olivier Boss

Researcher at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Publications -  49
Citations -  18754

Olivier Boss is an academic researcher from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. The author has contributed to research in topics: Brown adipose tissue & Uncoupling protein. The author has an hindex of 34, co-authored 49 publications receiving 17881 citations. Previous affiliations of Olivier Boss include University of Geneva & Harvard University.

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Transcriptional co-activator PGC-1α drives the formation of slow-twitch muscle fibres

TL;DR: Using fibre-type-specific promoters, it is shown in cultured muscle cells that PGC-1α activates transcription in cooperation with Mef2 proteins and serves as a target for calcineurin signalling, which has been implicated in slow fibre gene expression.
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Small molecule activators of SIRT1 as therapeutics for the treatment of type 2 diabetes

TL;DR: These compounds bind to the SIRT1 enzyme–peptide substrate complex at an allosteric site amino-terminal to the catalytic domain and lower the Michaelis constant for acetylated substrates and improve whole-body glucose homeostasis and insulin sensitivity in adipose tissue, skeletal muscle and liver.
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Adipose-selective targeting of the GLUT4 gene impairs insulin action in muscle and liver

TL;DR: Downregulation of GLUT4 and glucose transport selectively in adipose tissue can cause insulin resistance and thereby increase the risk of developing diabetes, as well as developing glucose intolerance and hyperinsulinaemia.