DNA methylation and demethylation in adipocyte biology: roles of DNMT and TET proteins in metabolic disorders

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Abstract (original English)

Adipocytes play a crucial role in regulating energy metabolism throughout the body. Dysfunctional adipocyte biology is a primary factor in the development of metabolic disorders associated with obesity and type 2 diabetes. Over the past decades, the role of epigenetic mechanisms, particularly DNA methylation, in the development and regulation of adipocytes has been extensively elucidated. These mechanisms influence numerous biological processes in adipose tissue and adipocytes, including lipogenesis and lipid metabolism. With the discovery of the active DNA demethylation mechanism centered on ten-eleven translocation (TET) proteins, a growing body of evidence sug-gests that DNA demethylation mechanisms also profoundly influence various aspects of adipocyte biology and regulate cellular differentiation and function by altering the methylation status of genes. Following the discovery of active DNA demethylation mechanisms mediated by TET proteins, a growing body of evidence indicates that these mechanisms profoundly influence multiple aspects of adipocyte biology. Specifically, these mechanisms regulate cellular differentiation and function by altering the methylation status of key genes involved in adipogenesis and metabolism. A precise and detailed understanding of the mechanisms underlying DNA demethylation in adipocyte biology is imperative for the identification of novel int

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Evidence from laboratory and animal studies provides groundwork for understanding mechanisms and potential before human studies continue.

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