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      Molecular Regulation of Adipogenesis and Potential Anti-Adipogenic Bioactive Molecules

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          Adipogenesis is the process by which precursor stem cells differentiate into lipid laden adipocytes. Adipogenesis is regulated by a complex and highly orchestrated gene expression program. In mammalian cells, the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ), and the CCAAT/enhancer binding proteins (C/EBPs) such as C/EBPα, β and δ are considered the key early regulators of adipogenesis, while fatty acid binding protein 4 (FABP4), adiponectin, and fatty acid synthase (FAS) are responsible for the formation of mature adipocytes. Excess accumulation of lipids in the adipose tissue leads to obesity, which is associated with cardiovascular diseases, type II diabetes and other pathologies. Thus, investigating adipose tissue development and the underlying molecular mechanisms is vital to develop therapeutic agents capable of curbing the increasing incidence of obesity and related pathologies. In this review, we address the process of adipogenic differentiation, key transcription factors and proteins involved, adipogenic regulators and potential anti-adipogenic bioactive molecules.

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                Contributors
                Role: Academic Editor
                Journal
                Int J Mol Sci
                Int J Mol Sci
                ijms
                International Journal of Molecular Sciences
                MDPI
                1422-0067
                19 January 2016
                January 2016
                : 17
                : 1
                : 124
                Affiliations
                [1 ]Department of Animal Science, University of Manitoba, 201 Animal Science building, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada; mosetidorothy@ 123456gmail.com (D.M.); aregassa2005@ 123456gmail.com (W.-K.K.)
                [2 ]Department of Poultry Science, University of Georgia, 303 Poultry Science Building, Athens, GA 30602-2772, USA
                Author notes
                [* ]Correspondence: wkkim@ 123456uga.edu ; Tel.: +1-706-542-1346; Fax: +1-706-542-1827
                Article
                ijms-17-00124
                10.3390/ijms17010124
                4730365
                26797605
                cfda224e-aaaa-4cfe-8e69-ddfdd142e7b8
                © 2016 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.

                This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons by Attribution (CC-BY) license ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

                History
                : 03 December 2015
                : 07 January 2016
                Categories
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                Molecular biology
                adipogenesis,pparγ,c/ebpα,adipose tissue,obesity
                Molecular biology
                adipogenesis, pparγ, c/ebpα, adipose tissue, obesity

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