Article
Epigenetic regulation of adipogenesis.
Current opinion in clinical nutrition and metabolic care - 1 Jul 2012
Musri Melina M, Párrizas Marcelina
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Epigenetic regulation plays an essential role in cell differentiation, by allowing the establishment and maintenance of the gene-expression pattern of the mature cell type. Because of its importance in chronic diseases, adipogenesis is one of the best-studied differentiation processes. The hormonal and transcriptional cascades governing the differentiation of the adipocytes are well known, but...
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