Factors that determine whether precursor cells will differentiate into adipocytes remain poorly understood. A systematic evaluation of gene expression in cells with a continuum of differentiation potentials has confirmed the importance of certain pathways and has identified a novel regulator of brown adipogenesis.
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MacDougald, O., Burant, C. Fickle factor foils fat fate. Nat Cell Biol 7, 543–545 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncb0605-543
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