CRISPR-engineered human brown-like adipocytes prevent diet-induced obesity and ameliorate metabolic syndrome in mice

Abstract

Human white adipocytes engineered to express UCP1 activate endogenous BAT and protect against diet-induced obesity when transplanted into mice.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Aug 26, 2020
Source ID
10.1126/scitranslmed.aaz8664

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  • Accalia Fu
  • Bennett P. Greenwood
  • Brice Emanuelli
  • Chih-Hao Wang
  • Farnaz Shamsi
  • Justin Darcy
  • Kyle L Smith
  • Luiz O Leiria
  • Matthew D Lynes
  • Michael A Kiebish
  • Morten Lundh
  • Nika N Danial
  • Niven R Narain
  • Rókus Kriszt
  • Susan Hagen
  • Tian Lian Huang
  • Vladimir V. Tolstikov
  • Young-Tae Chang
  • Yu-Hua Tseng

Organizations

  • American Dental Association
  • American Heart Association
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
  • China Medical University
  • Danish Agency for Science and Higher Education
  • Harvard Medical School
  • Harvard University
  • Institute for Basic Science
  • JDRF
  • National Science and Technology Council
  • Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research
  • Office of the Director
  • São Paulo Research Foundation
  • United States Army Medical Research and Development Command
  • University of Copenhagen
  • University of São Paulo
  • Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry

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Fields of Study

  • Biology
  • Chemistry

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  • Exercise and Sports Science.
  • Molecular Biology and Genetics

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology