
David Moore
海角社区 the Core
The Cell and Molecular Metabolism Core provides support and resources for metabolic phenotyping and mechanistic studies though animal and cell-based approaches to advance understanding of metabolic pathways contributing to health and disease. Cellular metabolism is central to conveying environmental cues, providing fuel sources, and maintaining energy balance. Disruption or imbalances in cell metabolism impinge upon cellular function and underlie cellular stress associated with obesity and nutrient-related disease pathologies. The core will provide members with access to technology and services for mouse metabolic phenotyping, for comprehensive analysis of cellular respiration, metabolomics, and metabolite tracing, and to support in vitro genetic studies.
Our Services
- Glucose and insulin tolerance tests
- MRI鈥攁ssessment of fat distribution
- Seahorse XF analyzer鈥�24- and 96-well systems for measuring oxygen consumption rates and extracellular acidification rate to assess mitochondrial and glycolytic metabolism, respectively
- ELISAs
- Metabolomics鈥攍ipidomics, TCA and glycolysis metabolites, amino acids
- Metabolite tracing
- In vitro assays鈥攇lucose uptakes assays, insulin signaling, lipolysis
- Genetic tools鈥攕iRNA, CRISPR-Cas9, and lentiviral systems for modifying expression of mechanistic targets