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ReviewThe Journal of biological chemistry

Adipose tissue plasticity and the pleiotropic roles of BMP signaling.

Shuwen Qian, Yan Tang, Qi-Qun Tang

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Review in The Journal of biological chemistry. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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25citing papers in PubMed
3.7field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 47 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Genes · 2025
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  3. Adipogenesis Under Leptin Control: Mechanisms and Model-Specific Effects.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  4. miR-6402 targetsAdipocyte · 2025
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  5. Activin Actions in Adipocytes.The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism · 2025
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  14. Molecular Regulation of Thermogenic Mechanisms in Beige Adipocytes.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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  16. The Role of Obesity in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus-An Overview.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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  17. Adipose-tissue regulatory T cells are a consortium of subtypes that evolves with age and diet.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Shuwen QianThe Key Laboratory of Metabolism and Molecular Medicine of the Ministry of Education, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of School of Basic Medical Sciences, and Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism of Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Yan TangThe Key Laboratory of Metabolism and Molecular Medicine of the Ministry of Education, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of School of Basic Medical Sciences, and Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism of Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Qi-Qun TangThe Key Laboratory of Metabolism and Molecular Medicine of the Ministry of Education, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of School of Basic Medical Sciences, and Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism of Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. Electronic address: qqtang@shmu.edu.cn.
Fudan University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Adipose tissues, including white, beige, and brown adipose tissue, have evolved to be highly dynamic organs. Adipose tissues undergo profound changes during development and regeneration and readily undergo remodeling to meet the demands of an everchanging metabolic landscape. The dynamics are determined by the high plasticity of adipose tissues, which contain various cell types: adipocytes, immune cells, endothelial cells, nerves, and fibroblasts. There are numerous proteins that participate in regulating the plasticity of adipose tissues. Among these, bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) were initially found to regulate the differentiation of adipocytes, and they are being reported to have pleiotropic functions by emerging studies. Here, in the first half of the article, we summarize the plasticity of adipocytes and macrophages, which are two groups of cells targeted by BMP signaling in adipose tissues. We then review how BMPs regulate the differentiation, death, and lipid metabolism of adipocytes. In addition, the potential role of BMPs in regulating adipose tissue macrophages is considered. Finally, the expression of BMPs in adipose tissues and their metabolic relevance are discussed.

Indexed as

Signal TransductionAdipocytesAdipose TissueAnimalsBone Morphogenetic ProteinsCell DeathCell DifferentiationCellular SenescenceHumansMacrophagesTranscription, GeneticBone Morphogenetic ProteinsadipocyteadipogenesisbeigeBMPsmacrophageplasticity

Identifiers

PMID33872596
PMCPMC8131923
OpenAlexW3155010034

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