Adipocyte differentiation

Isolation and characterization of white and brown adipocytes in Kunming mice

Y. W. Nie, Zhang, P., Zhang, J., Liang, H. Y., Wang, M., Dai, B., Liang, H., Liu, D. J., Nie, Y. W., Zhang, P., Zhang, J., Liang, H. Y., Wang, M., Dai, B., Liang, H., and Liu, D. J., “Isolation and characterization of white and brown adipocytes in Kunming mice”, vol. 15, p. -, 2016.

White adipose tissue and brown adipose tissue play critical roles in controlling energy homeostasis and the development of obesity and diabetes. We isolated mouse white adipocytes from inguinal white fat tissues and brown adipocytes from interscapular brown fat tissues, and employed a variety of approaches, including immunofluorescent staining, quantitative real-time PCR, western blotting analysis, and differentiation assay, to characterize those adipocytes.

C/EBPα gene as a genetic marker for beef quality improvement

C. Adoligbe, Huangfu, Y. F., Zan, L. S., and Wang, H., “C/EBPα gene as a genetic marker for beef quality improvement”, vol. 14, pp. 9370-9383, 2015.

Intramuscular fat (IMF) or intramuscular triglycerides are interspersed throughout the skeletal muscles. The IMF, also called marbling, imparts meat with flavor and juiciness and is one of the core criteria for judging carcass value. The quantity of IMF is influenced entirely by genetics. Recently, understanding the underlying genetic bases of IMF has been a focus particularly in the beef industry.

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