basic FUNCTION
| stimulating lipid degradation in adipocytes |
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causing the extensive fat losses associated with some advanced cancers |
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plays an important role in the mobilization and utilization of stored lipids, and may play an important role in the regulation of adipose mass in obesity and cachexia |
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lipid-mobilizing factor involved in regulating lipid metabolism and adiposity |
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tumor suppressor in pancreatic cancer inducing mesenchymal-to-epithelial transdifferentiation by inhibiting TGF-beta-mediated ERK signaling |