Nature Communications (Jun 2020)

Eosinophil function in adipose tissue is regulated by Krüppel-like factor 3 (KLF3)

  • Alexander J. Knights,
  • Emily J. Vohralik,
  • Peter J. Houweling,
  • Elizabeth S. Stout,
  • Laura J. Norton,
  • Stephanie J. Alexopoulos,
  • Jinfen. J. Yik,
  • Hanapi Mat Jusoh,
  • Ellen M. Olzomer,
  • Kim S. Bell-Anderson,
  • Kathryn N. North,
  • Kyle L. Hoehn,
  • Merlin Crossley,
  • Kate G. R. Quinlan

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16758-9
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Immune cells are important regulators of adipose tissue function, including adaptive thermogenesis. Here the authors show that mice with Krüppel-like factor 3 (KLF3) deficiency in bone marrow-derived cells have increased adipose tissue beiging which may at least in part be due to altered eosinophil paracrine signaling.