The Claim

Differences in HOX gene expression between abdominal and gluteal adipose tissue are observed in both adipocytes and stromal vascular cells and are maintained during in vitro adipogenic differentiation, indicating that these expression patterns are cell-autonomous and likely established during early development rather than induced by the local microenvironment.

Source: Distinct developmental signatures of human abdominal and gluteal subcutaneous adipose tissue depots.

What the research says

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In plain English

Fat cells from the abdomen and buttocks show different patterns of HOX gene activity, and these differences remain even when the cells are grown in a lab dish, suggesting the patterns are inherent to the cells themselves and were set early in development, not by their current location.

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Differences in HOX gene expression between abdominal and gluteal adipose tissue are present in both adipocytes and stromal vascular cells and persist during in vitro adipogenic differentiation, indicating these patterns are cell-autonomous and likely established during early development rather than induced by the local environment.

What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: Distinct developmental signatures of human abdominal and gluteal subcutaneous adipose tissue depots.

    Scientists found that fat cells from the belly and butt have different genetic instructions (HOX genes) that stay the same even when grown in a lab dish, meaning these differences are built into the cells from birth, not caused by where they’re located in the body.

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