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Iditarod , a Drosophila homolog of the Irisin precursor FNDC5 , is critical for exercise performance and cardiac autophagy
18 Sept 2023
Abstract excerpt
Mammalian FNDC5 encodes a protein precursor of Irisin, which is important for exercise-dependent regulation of whole-body metabolism. In a genetic screen in Drosophila , we identified Iditarod ( Idit ), which shows substantial protein homology to mouse and human FNDC5 , as a regulator of autophagy acting downstream of Atg1/Atg13. Physiologically, Idit -deficient flies showed reduced exercise performance and...
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