title: Now UCP(rotein), Now You Don't: UCP1 Is Not Mandatory for Thermogenesis.
abstract: Adipocyte-targeted therapies could potentially combat obesity and metabolic disorders; however, our understanding of adipogenesis and the characterization of the various adipose tissues are incomplete. In this issue, Bertholet et al. (2017) report the existence of two types of heat-producing beige-like adipocytes, those with and those without the mitochondrial uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1).
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, University of Padova, 35121 Padova, Italy; CNR Neuroscience Institute, 35121 Padova, Italy. Electronic address: ildi@bio.unipd.it.
authors.forename: Ildiko
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Szabo
authors.affiliation: CNR Neuroscience Institute, 35121 Padova, Italy; Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, 35121 Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zoratti
mesh_terms: D017667:Adipocytes; D050156:Adipogenesis; D000273:Adipose Tissue; D002001:Adipose Tissue, Brown; D006801:Humans; D007473:Ion Channels; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins; D009765:Obesity; D022722:Thermogenesis
chemical_list: D007473:Ion Channels; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins