Scientists discovered years ago that the hypothalamus—which helps to manage body temperature, hunger, sex drive, sleep and ...

Researchers at Brown University and Cincinnati Children’s found that suppressing opsin 3 in the brain of mice makes them eat ...

Scientists discovered years ago that the hypothalamus - which helps to manage body temperature, hunger, sex drive, sleep and more - includes neurons that express the protein opsin 3 (OPN3).

The research team reported that OPN3 functions together with MC4R and the Kir7.1 potassium channel to regulate certain cell signals as well as neuronal firing in a key area that controls energy ...

布朗大学卡尼脑科学研究所的医学教授Elena Oancea说：“我们的研究结果揭示了一种机制，即非视觉视蛋白受体OPN3通过黑素皮素4受体MC4R调节食物摄入，这对调节能量平衡和进食行为至关重要。”“这一发现很有趣，因为MC4R的功能丧失突变是人类肥胖的已知遗传原因。” ...