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Modulator recognition factor-2 is required for adipogenesis in mouse embryo fibroblasts and 3T3-L1 cells.
Molecular endocrinology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Feb 2008
Yamakawa Takahiro, Whitson Robert H, Li Shu-Lian, Itakura Keiichi
Abstract excerpt
Previous study showed that mice lacking modulator recognition factor-2 (Mrf-2) were lean, with significant decreases in white adipose tissue. One postulated mechanism for the lean phenotype in Mrf-2 knockout mice is a defect in adipogenesis. In order to investigate this further, we examined the effects of Mrf-2 deficiency on adipogenesis in vitro. In mouse fibroblasts (MEFs) derived from Mrf-2(-/-) embryos, and...
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