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SUBMITTER: Lee YH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3322390 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lee Yun-Hee YH Petkova Anelia P AP Mottillo Emilio P EP Granneman James G JG
Cell metabolism 20120401 4
Nutritional and pharmacological stimuli can dramatically alter the cellular phenotypes in white adipose tissue (WAT). Utilizing genetic lineage tracing techniques, we demonstrate that brown adipocytes (BA) that are induced by β3-adrenergic receptor activation in abdominal WAT arise from the proliferation and differentiation of cells expressing platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha (PDGFRα), CD34, and Sca-1 (PDGFRα(+) cells). PDGFRα(+) cells have a unique morphology in which extended proc ...[more]