Visceral and subcutaneous fat have different origins and evidence supports a mesothelial source

Wt1-expressing progenitors contribute to multiple tissues in the developing lung

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Characterization of the adipocyte cellular lineage in vivo

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Cells Derived from the Coelomic Epithelium Contribute to Multiple Gastrointestinal Tissues in Mouse Embryos

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PTEN Loss in the Myf5 Lineage Redistributes Body Fat and Reveals Subsets of White Adipocytes that Arise from Myf5 Precursors

(2012) Joan Sanchez-Gurmaches et al.   Cell Metabolism

The Vascular Endothelium of the Adipose Tissue Gives Rise to Both White and Brown Fat Cells

(2012) Khanh-Van Tran et al.   Cell Metabolism

Epicardially derived fibroblasts preferentially contribute to the parietal leaflets of the atrioventricular valves in the murine heart

(2012) Andy Wessels et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Intrinsic Differences in Adipocyte Precursor Cells From Different White Fat Depots

(2012) Y. Macotela et al.   DIABETES

Identification and prospective isolation of a mesothelial precursor lineage giving rise to smooth muscle cells and fibroblasts for mammalian internal organs and their vasculature

(2012) Yuval Rinkevich et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

The role of Wt1 in regulating mesenchyme in cancer, development, and tissue homeostasis

(2012) You-Ying Chau et al.   TRENDS IN GENETICS

Differential Notch Signaling in the Epicardium Is Required for Cardiac Inflow Development and Coronary Vessel Morphogenesis

(2011) Gonzalo del Monte et al.   CIRCULATION RESEARCH

The spatiotemporal development of adipose tissue

(2011) J. Han et al.   DEVELOPMENT

A Wt1-Controlled Chromatin Switching Mechanism Underpins Tissue-Specific Wnt4 Activation and Repression

(2011) Abdelkader Essafi et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

LRRN4 and UPK3B Are Markers of Primary Mesothelial Cells

(2011) Mutsumi Kanamori-Katayama et al.   PLoS One

Developmental Origins of the Adipocyte Lineage: New Insights from Genetics and Genomics Studies

(2011) Nathalie Billon et al.   Stem Cell Reviews and Reports

Acute Multiple Organ Failure in Adult Mice Deleted for the Developmental Regulator Wt1

(2011) You-Ying Chau et al.   PLoS Genetics

Septum transversum-derived mesothelium gives rise to hepatic stellate cells and perivascular mesenchymal cells in developing mouse liver

(2010) Kinji Asahina et al.   HEPATOLOGY

Esrrg functions in early branch generation of the ureteric bud and is essential for normal development of the renal papilla

(2010) R. Berry et al.   HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS

Adipose Depots Possess Unique Developmental Gene Signatures

(2010) Yuji Yamamoto et al.   Obesity

The association of pericardial fat with incident coronary heart disease: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)

(2009) Jingzhong Ding et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION

Wt1 is required for cardiovascular progenitor cell formation through transcriptional control of Snail and E-cadherin

(2009) Ofelia M Martínez-Estrada et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Identification of White Adipocyte Progenitor Cells In Vivo

(2008) Matthew S. Rodeheffer et al.   CELL

Pericardial Fat, Visceral Abdominal Fat, Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors, and Vascular Calcification in a Community-Based Sample

(2008) Guido A. Rosito et al.   CIRCULATION

Mesothelium contributes to vascular smooth muscle and mesenchyme during lung development

(2008) J. Que et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

White Fat Progenitor Cells Reside in the Adipose Vasculature

(2008) W. Tang et al.   SCIENCE