Adipocyte Membrane

The adipocyte membrane is the plasma membrane of adipocytes, specialized cells for storing energy as fat. It plays a crucial role in maintaining cell integrity, mediating metabolic exchanges, and facilitating signaling processes essential for energy homeostasis and endocrine functions. It regulates the transport of nutrients and hormones, hosts receptors for signaling pathways like insulin and catecholamines, and facilitates the secretion of adipokines like leptin and adiponectin. Its dysfunction is implicated in obesity and related metabolic disorders.

Other names

Adipocyte plasma membraneFat cell membraneLipocyte membrane

Varies depending on the interacting molecule; examples include activation of insulin receptor signaling, modulation of glucose transport, alteration of lipolysis/lipogenesis.