Mitochondrial acyltransferases and glycerophospholipid metabolism

MR Gonzalez-Baro, RA Coleman - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Molecular and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Our understanding of the synthesis and remodeling of mitochondrial phospholipids remains
incomplete. Two isoforms of glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase (GPAT1 and 2) and two …

Lipids in insect oocytes: from the storage pathways to their multiple functions

LL Fruttero, J Leyria, LE Canavoso - Oocytes: maternal information and …, 2017 - Springer
In insect physiology, the mechanisms involved in the buildup and regulation of yolk proteins
in developing oocytes have been thoroughly researched during the last three decades …

Lipidomics and RNA-Seq Study of Lipid Regulation in Aphis gossypii parasitized by Lysiphlebia japonica

G XueKe, Z Shuai, L JunYu, L LiMin, Z LiJuan… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
The cotton–melon aphid, Aphis gossypii Glover, is a major insect pest worldwide.
Lysiphlebia japonica (Ashmead) is an obligate parasitic wasp of A. gossypii, and has the …

Deficiency of glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase 1 decreases triacylglycerol storage and induces fatty acid oxidation in insect fat body

M Alves-Bezerra, IB Ramos, IF De Paula… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferases (GPAT) catalyze the initial and rate-limiting
step for the de novo synthesis of triacylglycerol (TAG). Four mammalian GPAT isoforms have …

Lipid metabolism in Rhodnius prolixus: lessons from the genome

D Majerowicz, GM Calderón-Fernández… - Gene, 2017 - Elsevier
The kissing bug Rhodnius prolixus is both an important vector of Chagas' disease and an
interesting model for investigation into the field of physiology, including lipid metabolism …