Can fat 'feel' fat?

(University of Iowa Health Care) Researchers at the University of Iowa have discovered that a molecule which can sense the swelling of fat cells also controls a signaling pathway that allows fat cells to take up and store excess glucose. Mice missing this protein, known as SWELL1, gain less weight (fat) than normal mice on a high-fat diet, but also develop diabetes.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news