title: [Br]eaking FAt.
abstract: Fatty acids are an important class of signaling molecules regulating key aspects of whole body metabolism and physiology. In this issue, Yore et al. report a group of branched fatty acid esters of hydroxy fatty acids that regulate insulin secretion and glucose uptake through the activation of GPR120.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Diabetes and Obesity, Helmholtz Diabetes Center, Helmholtz Center Munich, Munich 85748, Germany. Electronic address: siegfried.ussar@helmholtz-muenchen.de.
authors.forename: Siegfried
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ussar
authors.affiliation: Institute for Diabetes and Obesity, Helmholtz Diabetes Center, Helmholtz Center Munich, Munich 85748, Germany; Division of Metabolic Diseases, Department of Medicine, Technische Universität München, Munich 81675, Germany. Electronic address: tschoep@helmholtz-muenchen.de.
authors.forename: Matthias H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Tschöp
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000378:metabolism*; D004952:Esters / Q000378:metabolism*; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D004952:Esters; D005227:Fatty Acids