Unraveling the link between obesity, diabetes and endotrophin

With obesity rates projected to continue rising globally, there is an urgent need to understand the intricate mechanisms that contribute to metabolic diseases such as diabetes. Addressing this critical issue head-on, Jiyoung Park and her research team in the Department of Life Sciences at UNIST has led a study on endotrophin—an extracellular matrix protein that plays a pivotal role in adipose tissue homeostasis.