A new role for lipocalin prostaglandin d synthase in the regulation of brown adipose tissue substrate utilization.
Virtue S, Feldmann H, Christian M, Tan CY, Masoodi M, Dale M, Lelliott C, Burling K, Campbell M, Eguchi N, Voshol P, Sethi JK, Parker M, Urade Y, Griffin JL, Cannon B, Vidal-Puig A.Diabetes. 2012 Dec;61(12):3139-47. doi: 10.2337/db12-0015. Epub 2012 Aug 24. PMID: 22923471 

An essential role for Tbx15 in the differentiation of brown and "brite" but not white adipocytes.
Gburcik V, Cawthorn WP, Nedergaard J, Timmons JA, Cannon B.
Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2012 Aug 21. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 22912368

Cell biology: Neither brown nor white.

Cannon B, Nedergaard J.Nature. 2012 Aug 16;488(7411):286-7. doi: 10.1038/488286a. No abstract available.PMID:22895329 

BMP8B increases brown adipose tissue thermogenesis through both central and peripheral actions.
Whittle AJ, Carobbio S, Martins L, Slawik M, Hondares E, Vázquez MJ, Morgan D, Csikasz RI, Gallego R, Rodriguez-Cuenca S, Dale M, Virtue S, Villarroya F, Cannon B, Rahmouni K, López M, Vidal-Puig A.

Cell. 2012 May 11;149(4):871-85. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2012.02.066.
PMID: 22579288

Recruited vs. nonrecruited molecular signatures of brown, "brite," and white adipose tissues.
Waldén TB, Hansen IR, Timmons JA, Cannon B, Nedergaard J.

Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2012 Jan;302(1):E19-31. Epub 2011 Aug 9. PMID: 21828341

Yes, even human brown fat is on fire!
Cannon B, Nedergaard J.
J Clin Invest. 2012 Feb 1;122(2):486-9. doi: 10.1172/JCI60941. Epub 2012 Jan 24. PMID: 22269320