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. 2016 Jan 6;24(2):283–290. doi: 10.1002/oby.21376

Table 1.

Anatomical and molecular characterization of murine and human classical and BAs dispersed within WAT

Mice Humans
Cellular origin Anatomical distribution Molecular biomarkers Anatomical distribution Molecular biomarkers
Classical BAs En1+, Pax7+
Myf5+, Pax3+
Interscapular Zic1 18
Zic1, miR‐206, Lhx8 17, 39
Zic1, Lhx8, Epstl1 17, 39, 62
Eva1, Pdk4 40, 62
Interscapular
Deep neck
ZIC1 19
ZIC1, LHX8 23
BAs dispersed in WAT Myf5 , Pdfrα+rWAT: Myf5+, Pax3+ Subcutaneous WAT
Visceral WAT
Hoxc9 18
Hoxc9, Shox2 17, 39
Fgf21, Car4, Cited1 62
Cd40, Tbx1, Cd137, Tmem26, Slc27a1 40
Supraclavicular Periadrenal Supraclavicular:
miR‐206, miR‐133b, LHXB8, ZIC1, TBX1, TMEM26 74
MTUS1, KCNK3 73
TMEM26, SHOX2, TBX1 19
Periadrenal: HOXC9, EVA1, ZIC1 19