2015
Rapid depot-specific activation of adipocyte precursor cells at the onset of obesity
Jeffery E, Church CD, Holtrup B, Colman L, Rodeheffer MS. Rapid depot-specific activation of adipocyte precursor cells at the onset of obesity. Nature Cell Biology 2015, 17: 376-385. PMID: 25730471, PMCID: PMC4380653, DOI: 10.1038/ncb3122.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdipocytes, WhiteAdipogenesisAdipose Tissue, WhiteAndrostadienesAnimalsCell ProliferationDiet, High-FatEatingMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutObesityPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesPhosphoinositide-3 Kinase InhibitorsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktRandom AllocationTamoxifenWortmanninConceptsWhite adipose tissueAdipocyte precursorsMolecular mechanismsWAT growthNew adipocytesHigh-fat diet feedingCharacteristics of obesityOnset of obesityDistinct molecular mechanismsActivation of adipogenesisAdipocyte precursor cellsWAT massVisceral depotsDiet feedingMale miceAdipose tissueObesityAkt2 pathwayMature adipocytesPrecursor cellsAdipogenesisAdipocytesExcessive accumulationMiceActivation
2013
Characterization of the adipocyte cellular lineage in vivo
Berry R, Rodeheffer MS. Characterization of the adipocyte cellular lineage in vivo. Nature Cell Biology 2013, 15: 302-308. PMID: 23434825, PMCID: PMC3721064, DOI: 10.1038/ncb2696.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdipocytes, WhiteAdipogenesisAnimalsAntigens, CDBlotting, WesternCadherinsCell DifferentiationCell LineageCell ProliferationEndothelium, VascularFlow CytometryHematopoietic Stem CellsMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionReceptor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor alphaReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, Messenger
2008
Identification of White Adipocyte Progenitor Cells In Vivo
Rodeheffer MS, Birsoy K, Friedman JM. Identification of White Adipocyte Progenitor Cells In Vivo. Cell 2008, 135: 240-249. PMID: 18835024, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2008.09.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdipocytes, WhiteAdipogenesisAnimalsCell ProliferationFemaleFlow CytometryLipodystrophyMiceMice, TransgenicObesityStem CellsConceptsAdipocyte progenitor cellsWhite adipocyte progenitor cellsWhite adipose tissue massProgenitor cellsAdipose tissue massHypertrophy of adipocytesAdipose tissue stromaLipodystrophic miceWAT depotsDiabetic phenotypeAdipocyte numberAdipose depotsCells residentTissue massFat padTissue stromaNoninvasive assayVivoCellsReportObesityHyperplasiaDepotsHypertrophyMice