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. 2019 Jun 27;92(2):317–325.

Table 1. Adipose phenotypes of clock disruption in mice.

Mouse/Mutation/Experiment Phenotype Reference
Light exposure at night Metabolic and behavioral phase shifts, weight gain [13,78]
Mistimed food intake Tissue clock phase shifts, weight gain [30,31]
High-fat diet ad libitum Blunted behavioral and tissue clock rhythms, weight gain, hyperphagy [34]
Chronic jet lag (6h advance/week) Weight gain [37]
Constant light exposure Weight gain [101]
SCN lesion Loss of behavioral and molecular rhythms, obesity, hyperphagy [102]
Clock mutation Blunted behavioral rhythms, weight gain, hyperphagy [60]
Bmal1 KO Lean, hyperlipidemia [61]
Per1/2 double KO Leptin resistance [103]
Per2 KO Altered lipid metabolism, hypotriglyceridemia, weight gain under HFD [104,105]
Per3 KO Increased fat mass [106]
Cry1 KO Resistant to diet induced obesity through HFD (not Cry2 KO) [107]
Cry1/2 double KO Loss of behavioral rhythms, hyperinsulinemia, weight gain [108-110]
Reverbα/β double KO Loss of behavioral rhythms, hyperlipidemia, hyperglycemia, hepatic steatosis [111-113]
Liver Bmal1 KO Hypoglycemia during fasting period [62]
Pancreas Bmal1 KO Hypoinsulinemia [63]
Adipose tissue Bmal1 KO Weight gain [65]
Muscle Bmal1 KO Weight gain [64]