title: Come on BAIBA light my fire.
abstract: The contracting muscle has been shown to act as an endocrine organ, secreting "myokines" that participate in tissue crosstalk. In this issue of Cell Metabolism, Roberts et al. (2014) identify BAIBA as a contraction-induced myokine that results in browning of white adipose tissue and increases fat oxidation in the liver.
authors.affiliation: Cellular and Molecular Metabolism Laboratory, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne 3004, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Helene L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Kammoun
authors.affiliation: Cellular and Molecular Metabolism Laboratory, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne 3004, Victoria, Australia. Electronic address: mark.febbraio@bakeridi.edu.au.
authors.forename: Mark A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Febbraio
mesh_terms: D002001:Adipose Tissue, Brown / Q000378:metabolism*; D052436:Adipose Tissue, White / Q000378:metabolism*; D000621:Aminoisobutyric Acids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism*; D008659:Metabolic Diseases / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000621:Aminoisobutyric Acids; C033435:3-aminoisobutyric acid