Journal: Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Article Title: Morc4 is a novel functional gene associated with lipid metabolism in BXD recombinant inbred population
doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2025.1570729
Figure Lengend Snippet: Alterations in lipid metabolism phenotypes following Morc4 knockout in IMPC database. The residuals of whole-body lipid metabolism-related traits were adjusted for genotype and sex in mice that are heterozygous for a Morc4 gene-trap allele. (A) Body weight, (B) Fat mass, (C) Fat/body weight ratio, (D) Lean/body weight ratio, (E) Total cholesterol, (F) Cholesterol ratio, (G) Proposed model illustrating that MORC4 regulates hepatic lipid metabolism. The downregulation of Morc4 expression leads to reduced uptake of free fatty acids/cholesterol, as well as a decrease in triglyceride hydrolysis, while concurrently enhancing cholesterol synthesis. This interplay contributes to the dysfunction of lipid metabolism.
Article Snippet: The lipid metabolism-related phenotype data in Morc4 knockout mice were obtained from the International Mouse Phenotyping Consortium (IMPC) ( https://www.mousephenotype.org/ ).
Techniques: Knock-Out, Expressing