Oxygen deprivation or hypoxia characterizes a number of serious pathological conditions
and elicits a number of adaptive changes that are mainly mediated at the transcriptional …

Glucose and fatty acids are the major sources of energy for human body. Cholesterol, the
most abundant sterol in mammals, is a key component of cell membranes although it does …

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is an increasing global public health burden.
NAFLD is strongly associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus, obesity and cardiovascular …

The isolation and biochemical characterization of lipid droplet (LD)-associated mitochondria
revealed the capacity of the cell to produce and maintain distinct mitochondrial populations …

The diversity of glycerophospholipid species in cellular membranes is immense and affects
various biological functions. Glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferases (GPATs) and …

Lipid metabolism is fundamental to life. In insects, it is critical, during reproduction, flight,
starvation, and diapause. The coordination center for insect lipid metabolism is the fat body …

Triacylglycerol (TAG) is the most important caloric source with respect to energy
homeostasis in animals. In addition to its evolutionarily conserved importance as an energy …

Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is caused by infection with
the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which is spread …

Pork is one of the main meats consumed by people, and its nutritional value is closely
related to human health. The lipid deposition and composition of pork not only affect the …

Nuclear lipid droplets (LDs) in hepatocytes are derived from precursors of very-low-density
lipoprotein in the ER lumen, but it is not known how cells lacking the lipoprotein secretory …