Nature Communications (Jan 2021)

Deletion of Trim28 in committed adipocytes promotes obesity but preserves glucose tolerance

  • Simon T. Bond,
  • Emily J. King,
  • Darren C. Henstridge,
  • Adrian Tran,
  • Sarah C. Moody,
  • Christine Yang,
  • Yingying Liu,
  • Natalie A. Mellett,
  • Artika P. Nath,
  • Michael Inouye,
  • Elizabeth J. Tarling,
  • Thomas Q. de Aguiar Vallim,
  • Peter J. Meikle,
  • Anna C. Calkin,
  • Brian G. Drew

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20434-3
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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The genetic determinants of sex-specific differences in obesity are still incompletely understood. Here, the authors demonstrate that adipocyte specific loss of Trim28 in committed adipocytes leads to sex specific differences in the development of obesity, and that this phenotype is associated with altered metabolic flexibility and lipid metabolism.