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SUBMITTER: Zhou H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3539393 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhou Haiying H Kaplan Tommy T Li Yan Y Grubisic Ivan I Zhang Zhengjian Z Wang P Jeremy PJ Eisen Michael B MB Tjian Robert R
eLife 20130108
The diverse transcriptional mechanisms governing cellular differentiation and development of mammalian tissue remains poorly understood. Here we report that TAF7L, a paralogue of TFIID subunit TAF7, is enriched in adipocytes and white fat tissue (WAT) in mouse. Depletion of TAF7L reduced adipocyte-specific gene expression, compromised adipocyte differentiation, and WAT development as well. Ectopic expression of TAF7L in myoblasts reprograms these muscle precursors into adipocytes upon induction. ...[more]