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ArticleCell metabolism2018

Reversible De-differentiation of Mature White Adipocytes into Preadipocyte-like Precursors during Lactation.

Qiong A Wang, Anying Song, Wanze Chen, Petra C Schwalie, Fang Zhang, Lavanya Vishvanath, Lei Jiang, Risheng Ye, Mengle Shao, Caroline Tao and 3 more

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Article in Cell metabolism, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 107 papers.

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107citing papers in PubMed
10.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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107 citing papers in PubMed, 186 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Qiong A WangTouchstone Diabetes Center, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75390-8549, USA; Department of Molecular & Cellular Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Research Institute, City of Hope/Beckman Research Institute, 1500 East Duarte Road, Duarte, CA 91010, USA. Electronic address: qwang@coh.org.
Anying SongDepartment of Molecular & Cellular Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Research Institute, City of Hope/Beckman Research Institute, 1500 East Duarte Road, Duarte, CA 91010, USA.
Wanze ChenLaboratory of Systems Biology and Genetics, Institute of Bioengineering, School of Life Sciences, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Petra C SchwalieLaboratory of Systems Biology and Genetics, Institute of Bioengineering, School of Life Sciences, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Fang ZhangTouchstone Diabetes Center, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75390-8549, USA; Key Laboratory of Nutrition and Metabolism, Institute for Nutritional Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.
Lavanya VishvanathTouchstone Diabetes Center, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75390-8549, USA.
Lei JiangDepartment of Molecular & Cellular Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Research Institute, City of Hope/Beckman Research Institute, 1500 East Duarte Road, Duarte, CA 91010, USA.
Risheng YeTouchstone Diabetes Center, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75390-8549, USA.
Mengle ShaoTouchstone Diabetes Center, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75390-8549, USA.
Caroline TaoTouchstone Diabetes Center, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75390-8549, USA.
Rana K GuptaTouchstone Diabetes Center, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75390-8549, USA.
Bart DeplanckeLaboratory of Systems Biology and Genetics, Institute of Bioengineering, School of Life Sciences, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Philipp E SchererTouchstone Diabetes Center, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75390-8549, USA. Electronic address: philipp.scherer@utsouthwestern.edu.
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center · USCity of Hope · USSIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics · CHChinese Academy of Sciences · CNSouthwestern Medical Center · US

Funding

The role of AgRP/Auga-ALK pathway in FGF21's brain action on agingP01AG051459 · NIA · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI VISHWA DEEP DIXIT · 2016 to 2026
$25.7M
Novel Mechanisms Regulating the Adipocyte-Brain-Hepatocyte AxisP01DK088761 · NIDDK · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI SCHERER, PHILIPP E · 2010 to 2019
$17.4M
Adiponectin, A Protein Secreted From Adipose TissueR01DK055758 · NIDDK · YESHIVA UNIVERSITY · PI SCHERER, PHILIPP E · 2000 to 2024
$10.9M
White Adipose Tissue Physiology, Mitochondrial Function and AdiponectinR01DK099110 · NIDDK · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI PHILIPP E SCHERER · 2013 to 2026
$6.7M
Establishment and Maintenance of Healthy Adipose Tissue in ObesityR01DK104789 · NIDDK · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI GUPTA, RANA K · 2015 to 2024
$3.9M
Converting More Brown Adipocytes From Resting to Active StateK01DK107788 · NIDDK · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI WANG, QIONG ANNABEL · 2015 to 2017
$333k
Defining How Mammary Adipocytes Remodel During Female ReproductionR03HD095414 · NICHD · BECKMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE/CITY OF HOPE · PI WANG, QIONG ANNABEL · 2018 to 2019
$173k
NIA NIH HHS P01 AG051459NICHD NIH HHS R03 HD095414NIDDK NIH HHS K01 DK107788NIDDK NIH HHS P01 DK088761NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK055758NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK099110NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK104789
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Adipose tissue in the mammary gland undergoes dramatic remodeling during reproduction. Adipocytes are replaced by mammary alveolar structures during pregnancy and lactation, then reappear upon weaning. The fate of the original adipocytes during lactation and the developmental origin of the re-appearing adipocyte post involution are unclear. Here, we reveal that adipocytes in the mammary gland de-differentiate into Pdgfrα

Indexed as

AdipogenesisAdipose TissueMammary Glands, AnimalAdipocytes, WhiteAnimalsFemaleLactationMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicPregnancyWeaningadipose tissuede-differentiationlactationmammary glandpreadipocyte

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PMID29909970
PMCPMC6535147
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