title: Casein Kinase 2--A Kinase that Inhibits Brown Fat Formation.
abstract: In adipose tissue, there is a delicate balance between storing and expending energy. In this issue, Shinoda et al. (2015) use phosphoproteomics to identify casein kinase 2 (CK2) as a suppressor of brown adipocyte formation, providing insights into how adipose tissue regulates its composition of white versus brown adipocytes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical and Clinical Genetics, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Gothenburg, Medicinaregatan 9A, P.O. Box 440, 405 30 Göteborg, Sweden. Electronic address: sven.enerback@medgen.gu.se.
authors.forename: Sven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Enerbäck
mesh_terms: D017667:Adipocytes; D052437:Adipocytes, Brown; D002001:Adipose Tissue, Brown / Q000378:metabolism*; D047390:Casein Kinase II / Q000378:metabolism*; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D047390:Casein Kinase II