Syndecan-1 is required to maintain intradermal fat and prevent cold stress.

Homeostatic temperature regulation is fundamental to mammalian physiology and is controlled by acute and chronic responses of local, endocrine and nervous regulators. Here, we report that loss of the heparan sulfate proteoglycan, syndecan-1, causes a profoundly depleted intradermal fat layer, which...

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Main Authors: Ildiko Kasza, Yewseok Suh, Damian Wollny, Rod J Clark, Avtar Roopra, Ricki J Colman, Ormond A MacDougald, Timothy A Shedd, David W Nelson, Mei-I Yen, Chi-Liang Eric Yen, Caroline M Alexander
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-08-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4125098?pdf=render