title: Adipose tissue metabolism in 2012: Adipose tissue plasticity and new therapeutic targets.
abstract: 2012 has been a rewarding year for adipocyte research. A new type of brown-like adipocyte—the beige adipocyte—and irisin, a previously unknown hormone that stimulates the formation of such cells, have been discovered. A bipotential adipocyte progenitor giving rise to both brown and white adipocytes has also been identified.
authors.affiliation: University of Gothenburg, Department of Medical and Clinical Genetics, Institute of Biomedicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, Sweden. sven.enerback@medgen.gu.se
authors.forename: Sven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Enerbäck
mesh_terms: D017667:Adipocytes / Q000145:classification / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D003080:Cold Temperature; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D005353:Fibronectins / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007473:Ion Channels / Q000378:metabolism; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D000071256:Uncoupling Protein 1
chemical_list: D005353:Fibronectins; D007473:Ion Channels; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins; D000071256:Uncoupling Protein 1