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Beige fat cells are distinct from classical brown fat cells, originating from a different lineage (Myf5-negative) and characterized by low basal UCP1 expression that can be robustly activated by stimuli such as cold, exercise, or specific hormones.
Beige fat is a type of fat cell that can be 'turned on' within your white fat stores. Unlike brown fat, which is mostly present in infants, beige fat can be induced in adults through stimuli like cold exposure or exercise. This suggests that your existing fat stores have the potential to become metabolically active.
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In contrast, the UCP1+ fat cells that arise in classical white adipose depots under prolonged b-adrenergic stimulation definitely come from a non-Myf5-derived cell lineage... Beige fat cells have a very low basal level of UCP1... but can robustly respond to cAMP to activate a thermogenic program.
Why this rating
Supported by lineage tracing experiments and gene expression profiling in multiple studies cited.
Source
Adaptive thermogenesis in adipocytes: Is beige the new brown?
Jun Wu et al. · Genes & Development · 2013
DOI 10.1101/gad.211649.112
narrative_reviewCited 815×
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