ブラウンアディポゲネシスとエネルギー消費における骨形態遺伝タンパク質7の新たな役割

Yu-Hua Tseng1, Efi Kokkotou, Tim J Schulz

  • 1Section on Obesity and Hormone Action, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA. yu-hua.tseng@joslin.harvard.edu

Nature
|August 23, 2008
PubMed
まとめ

骨形態遺伝タンパク質7 (BMP7) は,茶色の脂肪の発達と機能を独占的に駆動します. この発見は,エネルギー支出を増やすことで肥満を治療する新たな戦略を提示する可能性がある.

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