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Overview

Hei Sook Sul is affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States and conducts research primarily in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans a variety of subfields including Physiology, Epidemiology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Genetics.

The scientist's research focuses extensively on topics relating to Adipose Tissue and Metabolism, Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases, as well as Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis. Additional areas of interest include Mitochondrial Function and Pathology, Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism, Diet and metabolism studies, and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior.

Several recent papers illustrate the scope of their contributions to the scientific community:

  • Aifm2, a NADH Oxidase, Supports Robust Glycolysis and Is Required for Cold- and Diet-Induced Thermogenesis, 2020, Molecular Cell
  • Aging-dependent regulatory cells emerge in subcutaneous fat to inhibit adipogenesis, 2021, Developmental Cell
  • Signaling Pathways Regulating Thermogenesis, 2021, Frontiers in Endocrinology
  • Histone demethylase JMJD1C is phosphorylated by mTOR to activate de novo lipogenesis, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Lifespan prolonging mechanisms and insulin upregulation without fat accumulation in long-lived reproductives of a higher termite, 2022, Communications Biology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Hei Sook Sul include Danielle Yi, Hai P. Nguyen, Frances Lin, José A. Viscarra, and Ying Xie. These collaborations reflect ongoing partnerships that contribute to the development and dissemination of research findings.

Their works have been published in several venues where they have multiple contributions, notably:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Endocrinology
  • Nature Communications
  • Diabetes
  • Molecular Cell

Hei Sook Sul's publications emphasize experimental and molecular aspects of metabolism, thermogenesis, adipogenesis, and regulatory mechanisms of lipid biosynthesis, reflecting an interdisciplinary approach integrating physiology and molecular biology techniques.

Best Publications

  • Understanding Adipocyte Differentiation

    Francine M. Gregoire;Cynthia M. Smas;Hei Sook Sul

  • Regulation of lipolysis in adipocytes.

    Robin E. Duncan;Maryam Ahmadian;Kathy Jaworski;Eszter Sarkadi-Nagy

  • A Cysteine-rich Adipose Tissue-specific Secretory Factor Inhibits Adipocyte Differentiation

    Kee-Hong Kim;Kichoon Lee;Yang Soo Moon;Hei Sook Sul

  • Beyond editing: repurposing CRISPR–Cas9 for precision genome regulation and interrogation

    Antonia A. Dominguez;Wendell A. Lim;Lei S. Qi

  • Desnutrin, an Adipocyte Gene Encoding a Novel Patatin Domain-containing Protein, Is Induced by Fasting and Glucocorticoids ECTOPIC EXPRESSION OF DESNUTRIN INCREASES TRIGLYCERIDE HYDROLYSIS

    Josep A. Villena;Suheeta Roy;Eszter Sarkadi-Nagy;Kee-Hong Kim

  • Hepatic Acetyl CoA Links Adipose Tissue Inflammation to Hepatic Insulin Resistance and Type 2 Diabetes

    Rachel J. Perry;João Paulo G Camporez;Romy Kursawe;Paul M. Titchenell

  • Transcriptional regulation of hepatic lipogenesis

    Yuhui Wang;Jose Viscarra;Sun-Joong Kim;Hei Sook Sul

  • Desnutrin/ATGL Is Regulated by AMPK and Is Required for a Brown Adipose Phenotype

    Maryam Ahmadian;Marcia J. Abbott;Tianyi Tang;Carolyn S.S. Hudak

  • Mice lacking paternally expressed Pref-1/Dlk1 display growth retardation and accelerated adiposity.

    Yang Soo Moon;Cynthia M. Smas;Kichoon Lee;Josep A. Villena

  • Regulation of triglyceride metabolism. IV. Hormonal regulation of lipolysis in adipose tissue.

    Kathy Jaworski;Eszter Sarkadi-Nagy;Robin E. Duncan;Maryam Ahmadian

  • Nutritional and hormonal regulation of enzymes in fat synthesis: studies of fatty acid synthase and mitochondrial glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase gene transcription.

    Hei Sook Sul;Dong Wang

  • Control of adipocyte differentiation.

    C. M. Smas;Hei Sook Sul

  • Inhibition of adipogenesis and development of glucose intolerance by soluble preadipocyte factor-1 (Pref-1).

    Kichoon Lee;Josep A. Villena;Yang Soo Moon;Kee-Hong Kim

  • AdPLA ablation increases lipolysis and prevents obesity induced by high-fat feeding or leptin deficiency.

    Kathy Jaworski;Maryam Ahmadian;Robin E. Duncan;Eszter Sarkadi-Nagy

  • Lipolysis in adipocytes.

    Maryam Ahmadian;Yuhui Wang;Hei Sook Sul

  • Pref-1 Regulates Mesenchymal Cell Commitment and Differentiation through Sox9

    Yuhui Wang;Hei Sook Sul

  • A Role of DNA-PK for the Metabolic Gene Regulation in Response to Insulin

    Roger H.F. Wong;Inhwan Chang;Carolyn S.S. Hudak;Suzanne Hyun

  • AMPK Phosphorylates Desnutrin/ATGL and Hormone-Sensitive Lipase To Regulate Lipolysis and Fatty Acid Oxidation within Adipose Tissue.

    Sun-Joong Kim;Tianyi Tang;Marcia Abbott;Jose A. Viscarra

  • Pref-1, a Preadipocyte Secreted Factor That Inhibits Adipogenesis

    Yuhui Wang;Kyung-Ah Kim;Jung-Hyun Kim;Hei Sook Sul

  • Cleavage of membrane-associated pref-1 generates a soluble inhibitor of adipocyte differentiation.

    C M Smas;L Chen;H S Sul

Frequent Co-Authors

Gerald I. Shulman
Gerald I. Shulman Yale University
Marc K. Hellerstein
Marc K. Hellerstein University of California, Berkeley
Shaw-Fang Yet
Shaw-Fang Yet National Health Research Institutes
Gary W. Cline
Gary W. Cline Yale University
Paul C. Boutros
Paul C. Boutros University of California, Los Angeles
Rama Khokha
Rama Khokha Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Andreas Stahl
Andreas Stahl University of California, Berkeley
Kevin E. Healy
Kevin E. Healy University of California, Berkeley
Luke P. Lee
Luke P. Lee University of California, Berkeley

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