Adipose Mest, Sfrp5 and Bmp3 are concomitant with strain-differences in adiposity.
Correlation between Mest and Sfrp5 suggests a common regulatory mechanism.
DBA/2J mice express high adipose tissue Sfrp5 compared to other mouse strains.
DBA/2J, unlike B6 mice, shows no fat-inducible adipose Sfrp5 expression.
Characteristics of DBA/2J provides excellent model to study Sfrp5 function.