The biochemistry of white and brown adipocytes analysed from a selection of proteins

CONTENTS – The adipocyte P2/adipocyte lipid‐binding protein – Structure and function – The aP2/ALBP gene – The CCAAT/enhancer‐binding protein – Structure and function – C/EBP genes – Adipsin – The adipsin protein – The adipsin gene – Adipsin and obesity – Lipoprotein lipase – Control of lipoprotein lipase by endocrine factors – The LPL gene – The uncoupling protein – Structure and function – Regulation and control of the UCP gene – The β3‐adrenoceptor – Structure and function – The β3‐AR gene – The type‐II 5′‐deiodinase – Noradrenaline induction of 5′‐DII in brown adipose tissue