About the Authors

Chun-Xia Yi

Affiliation Institute for Diabetes and Obesity, Helmholtz Centre Munich, Neuherberg, Germany

Kristy M. Heppner

Affiliation Metabolic Diseases Institute, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America

Henriette Kirchner

Affiliation Metabolic Diseases Institute, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America

Jenny Tong

Affiliation Metabolic Diseases Institute, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America

Maximillian Bielohuby

Affiliation Endocrine Research Unit, Medizinische Klinik - Innenstadt, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany

Bruce D. Gaylinn

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America

Timo D. Müller

Affiliation Institute for Diabetes and Obesity, Helmholtz Centre Munich, Neuherberg, Germany

Erin Bartley

Affiliation Metabolic Diseases Institute, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America

Harold W. Davis

Affiliation Metabolic Diseases Institute, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America

Yongmei Zhao

Affiliation Metabolic Diseases Institute, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America

Anupama Joseph

Affiliation Metabolic Diseases Institute, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America

Traci Kruthaupt

Affiliation Metabolic Diseases Institute, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America

Nickki Ottaway

Affiliation Metabolic Diseases Institute, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America

Dhiraj Kabra

Affiliation Institute for Diabetes and Obesity, Helmholtz Centre Munich, Neuherberg, Germany

Kirk M. Habegger

Affiliation Metabolic Diseases Institute, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America

Stephen C. Benoit

Affiliation Metabolic Diseases Institute, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America

Martin Bidlingmaier

Affiliation Endocrine Research Unit, Medizinische Klinik - Innenstadt, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany

Michael O. Thorner

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America

Diego Perez-Tilve

Affiliation Metabolic Diseases Institute, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America

Matthias H. Tschöp

Affiliation Institute for Diabetes and Obesity, Helmholtz Centre Munich, Neuherberg, Germany

Paul T. Pfluger

paul.pfluger@helmholtz-muenchen.de

Affiliation Institute for Diabetes and Obesity, Helmholtz Centre Munich, Neuherberg, Germany

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: C-XY JT M. Bidlingmaier MOT DP-T MHT PP. Performed the experiments: C-XY K.M. Heppner HK M. Bielohuby BDG TM EB HWD YZ AJ TK NO DK K.M. Habegger. Analyzed the data: C-XY M. Bielohuby BDG SB PP. Wrote the paper: C-XY K.M. Heppner MOT DP-T MHT PP.