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ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: David Mutch
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-51905 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Ralston J C JC Badoud F F Cattrysse B B McNicholas P D PD Mutch D M DM
International journal of obesity (2005) 20140225 11
<h4>Background</h4>Stearoyl-CoA desaturase-1 (SCD1) is rate limiting for the conversion of saturated fatty acids palmitate (16:0) and stearate (18:0) to monounsaturated fatty acids palmitoleate (16:1n7) and oleate (18:1n9), respectively. Given that reduced SCD1 activity is associated with improved insulin sensitivity and decreased body weight, there is considerable interest to elucidate the role of this enzyme in adipocytes. During adipogenesis, SCD1 levels increase concomitantly with the accumu ...[more]