Recent Publications
Flippo, K.H.#, Trammell, S.A.J., Gillum, M.P., Aklan, I., Yavuz, Y., Smith, N.K., Jensen-Cody, S.O., Perez, M.B., Zhou, B., Claflin, K.E., Beierschmitt, A., Fink-Jensen, A., Knop, F.K., Palmour, R.M., Grueter, B.A., Atazoy, D., Potthoff, M.J.# FGF21 suppresses alcohol consumption through an amygdalo-striatal circuit. Cell Metab. 34(2):317-328, 2022. PMID: 35108517. #= co-corresponding author. (Featured Article)
Claflin, K.E., Flippo, K.H., Zhou, B., Neff, T., Jensen-Cody, S.O., Naber, M., Potthoff, M.J. Conditional gene targeting using Ucp1-Cre mice directly targets the central system beyond thermogenic adipose tissues. Mol. Metab. 55, 2022. PMID: 34844020
Sobreira, D.R., Joslin, A.C., Zhang, Q., Williamson, I., Hansen, G.T., Farris, K.M., Sakabe, N.J., Sinnott-Armstrong, N., Bozek, G., Jensen-Cody, S.O., Flippo, K.H., Ober, C., Bickmore, W.A., Potthoff, M.J., Chen, M., Claussnitzer, M., Aneas, I., Nobrega, M.A. Extensive pleiotropism and allelic heterogeneity mediate metabolic effects of Irx3 and Irx5. Science. 372(6546):1085-1091, 2021. PMID: 34083488
Flippo, K.H., Potthoff, M.J. Metabolic Messengers: FGF21. Nat. Met. 3(3), 309-317, 2020. PMID: 33758421
Flippo K.H., Jensen-Cody S.O., Claflin K.E., Potthoff M.J. FGF21 signaling in glutamatergic neurons is required for weight loss associated with dietary protein dilution. Sci Rep. 10(1):19521, 2020. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-76593-2. PMID: 33177640
Jensen-Cody S.O.*, Flippo K.H.*, Claflin K.E., Yavuz Y., Sapouckey S.A., Walters G.C., Usachev Y.M., Atasoy D., Gillum M,P., Potthoff M.J. FGF21 Signals to Glutamatergic Neurons in the Ventromedial Hypothalamus to Suppress Carbohydrate Intake. Cell Metab. 32(2):273-286, 2020. PMID: 32640184. *= co-first authors
Flippo K.H., Lin Z., Dickey A.S., Zhou X., Dhanesha N., Merrill R.A., Meller R., Simon R.P., Chauhan A.K., Usachev Y.M., Strack S. Deletion of a neuronal Drp1 activator protects against cerebral ischemia. J. Neurosci. 40(15):3119-3129, 2020. PMID: 32144179
Flippo K.H., Potthoff, M.J.: Chronicles of an FGF Chimera: The Odyssey Continues. EBioMedicine. 49(2019):15-16, 2019. PMID: 31672336
Flippo K.H., Gnanasekaran A., Perkins G.A., Ahmad A., Merrill R.A., Dickey A.S., Taylor S.S., McKnight G.S., Chauhan A.K., Usachev Y.M., Strack S. AKAP1 protects from cerebral ischemic stroke by inhibiting Drp1-dependent mitochondrial fission. J. Neurosci. 38(38):8233-8242, 2018. PMID: 30093535. (Featured Article)