Adipogenesis: a complex interplay of multiple molecular determinants and pathways

MA Ambele, P Dhanraj, R Giles, MS Pepper - International journal of …, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
The formation of adipocytes during embryogenesis has been largely understudied.
However, preadipocytes appear to originate from multipotent mesenchymal stromal/stem …

Mammalian Krüppel-like factors in health and diseases

BB McConnell, VW Yang - Physiological reviews, 2010‏ - journals.physiology.org
The Krüppel-like factor (KLF) family of transcription factors regulates diverse biological
processes that include proliferation, differentiation, growth, development, survival, and …

Single-cell dissection of the obesity-exercise axis in adipose-muscle tissues implies a critical role for mesenchymal stem cells

J Yang, M Vamvini, P Nigro, LL Ho, K Galani, M Alvarez… - Cell metabolism, 2022‏ - cell.com
Exercise training is critical for the prevention and treatment of obesity, but its underlying
mechanisms remain incompletely understood given the challenge of profiling …

Molecular mechanisms of adipogenesis: the anti-adipogenic role of AMP-activated protein kinase

B Ahmad, CJ Serpell, IL Fong… - Frontiers in molecular …, 2020‏ - frontiersin.org
Obesity is now a widespread disorder, and its prevalence has become a critical concern
worldwide, due to its association with common co-morbidities like cancer, cardiovascular …

New developments in adipogenesis

MI Lefterova, MA Lazar - Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2009‏ - cell.com
The obesity epidemic has focused attention on adipose tissue and the development of fat
cells (ie adipocytes), which is known as adipogenesis. Peroxisome proliferator-activated …

Adipogenesis at a glance

CE Lowe, S O'Rahilly, JJ Rochford - Journal of cell science, 2011‏ - journals.biologists.com
The formation of adipocytes from precursor stem cells involves a complex and highly
orchestrated programme of gene expression. Our understanding of the basic network of …

Transcriptional regulation of adipogenesis

PM de Sá, AJ Richard, H Hang… - Comprehensive …, 2011‏ - Wiley Online Library
Adipocytes are the defining cell type of adipose tissue. Once considered a passive
participant in energy storage, adipose tissue is now recognized as a dynamic organ that …

Transcriptional networks and chromatin remodeling controlling adipogenesis

R Siersbæk, R Nielsen, S Mandrup - Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2012‏ - cell.com
Adipocyte differentiation is tightly controlled by a transcriptional cascade, which directs the
extensive reprogramming of gene expression required to convert fibroblast-like precursor …

Targeted deletion of autophagy-related 5 (atg5) impairs adipogenesis in a cellular model and in mice

R Baerga, Y Zhang, PH Chen, S Goldman, SV ** - Autophagy, 2009‏ - Taylor & Francis
Mammalian white adipocytes have a unique structure in which nearly the entire cell volume
is occupied by a single large lipid droplet, while the surrounding cytoplasm occupies …

Krüppel-like factors: crippling and uncrippling metabolic pathways

NM Pollak, M Hoffman, IJ Goldberg… - JACC: Basic to …, 2018‏ - jacc.org
Krüppel-like factors (KLFs) are deoxyribonucleic acid–binding transcriptional factors that
regulate various pathways that control metabolism and other cellular mechanisms. Various …