title: Fat cells gain new identities.
abstract: ASC-1, PAT2, and P2RX5 are newly identified cell-surface proteins that may distinguish brown/beige from white adipocytes in mouse and human adipose tissue (Ussar et al., this issue).
authors: Department of Human Biology, Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616; 6200MD Maastricht, the Netherlands.
authors: Emmani B M
authors: EB
authors: Nascimento
authors: Department of Human Biology, Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616; 6200MD Maastricht, the Netherlands. Department of Endocrinology, Leiden University, P.O. Box 9600; 2300RC Leiden, the Netherlands.
authors: Mariëtte R
authors: MR
authors: Boon
authors: Department of Human Biology, Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616; 6200MD Maastricht, the Netherlands. markenlichtenbelt@maastrichtuniversity.nl.
authors: Wouter D
authors: WD
authors: van Marken Lichtenbelt
mesh_terms: D052437:Adipocytes, Brown / Q000378:metabolism*; D052438:Adipocytes, White / Q000378:metabolism*; D027182:Amino Acid Transport System y+ / Q000378:metabolism*; D026921:Amino Acid Transport Systems, Neutral / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D058485:Receptors, Purinergic P2X5 / Q000378:metabolism*; D027981:Symporters / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D027182:Amino Acid Transport System y+; D026921:Amino Acid Transport Systems, Neutral; D058485:Receptors, Purinergic P2X5; D027981:Symporters