LRP1 receptor controls adipogenesis and is up-regulated in human and mouse obese adipose tissue.

The cell surface low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1, LRP1, plays a major role in lipid metabolism. The question that remains open concerns the function of LRP1 in adipogenesis. Here, we show that LRP1 is highly expressed in murine preadipocytes as well as in primary culture of human...

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Main Authors: Olivier Masson, Carine Chavey, Cédric Dray, Aline Meulle, Danielle Daviaud, Didier Quilliot, Catherine Muller, Philippe Valet, Emmanuelle Liaudet-Coopman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-10-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2758584?pdf=render