Mammalian adipose tissues are composed of white, brown and brown-like adipocytes. The latter are also termed beige or brite (brown-in-white) as they disseminate in white adipose tissues. The function of white and brown adipocytes in fat storage and thermogenesis, respectively, are well established whereas for brite adipocytes the metabolic function and molecular mechanisms of adipogenesis are largely unknown. Here, the between-strain variation of brite adipogenesis in murine inbred strains was exploited as a model to investigate the putative thermogenic function of brite adipocytes and to discover novel markers and regulators of brite adipogenesis.
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Mammalian adipose tissues are composed of white, brown and brown-like adipocytes. The latter are also termed beige or brite (brown-in-white) as they disseminate in white adipose tissues. The function of white and brown adipocytes in fat storage and thermogenesis, respectively, are well established whereas for brite adipocytes the metabolic function and molecular mechanisms of adipogenesis are largely unknown. Here, the between-strain variation of brite adipogenesis in murine inbred strains was e...
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