Fat‐specific protein 27α inhibits autophagy‐dependent lipid droplet breakdown in white adipocytes

Abstract Aims/Introduction Fat‐specific protein 27 (FSP27) α is the major isoform of FSP27 in white adipose tissue (WAT), and is essential for large unilocular lipid droplet (LD) formation in white adipocytes. In contrast, FSP27β is abundantly expressed in brown adipose tissue (BAT), and plays an im...

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Main Authors: Shinsuke Nakajima, Yuki Nishimoto, Sanshiro Tateya, Yasuyuki Iwahashi, Yuko Okamatsu‐Ogura, Masayuki Saito, Wataru Ogawa, Yoshikazu Tamori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-11-01
Series:Journal of Diabetes Investigation
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/jdi.13050