Lipid droplet biogenesis and functions in health and disease

A Zadoorian, X Du, H Yang - Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2023 - nature.com
Ubiquitous yet unique, lipid droplets are intracellular organelles that are increasingly being
recognized for their versatility beyond energy storage. Advances uncovering the intricacies …

Lipid droplets in cancer: guardians of fat in a stressful world

T Petan, E Jarc, M Jusović - Molecules, 2018 - mdpi.com
Cancer cells possess remarkable abilities to adapt to adverse environmental conditions.
Their survival during severe nutrient and oxidative stress depends on their capacity to …

Reprogramming lipid metabolism prevents effector T cell senescence and enhances tumor immunotherapy

X Liu, CL Hartman, L Li, CJ Albert, F Si, A Gao… - Science translational …, 2021 - science.org
The functional state of T cells is a key determinant for effective antitumor immunity and
immunotherapy. Cellular metabolism, including lipid metabolism, controls T cell …

Biogenesis of the multifunctional lipid droplet: lipids, proteins, and sites

A Pol, SP Gross, RG Parton - Journal of Cell Biology, 2014 - rupress.org
Lipid droplets (LDs) are ubiquitous dynamic organelles that store and supply lipids in all
eukaryotic and some prokaryotic cells for energy metabolism, membrane synthesis, and …

Lipid droplet biogenesis

F Wilfling, JT Haas, TC Walther, RV Farese Jr - Current opinion in cell …, 2014 - Elsevier
Lipid droplets (LDs) are found in most cells, where they play central roles in energy and
membrane lipid metabolism. The de novo biogenesis of LDs is a fascinating, yet poorly …

Exosomes account for vesicle-mediated transcellular transport of activatable phospholipases and prostaglandins [S]

C Subra, D Grand, K Laulagnier, A Stella… - Journal of lipid …, 2010 - ASBMB
Exosomes are bioactive vesicles released from multivesicular bodies (MVB) by intact cells
and participate in intercellular signaling. We investigated the presence of lipid-related …

Not just fat: the structure and function of the lipid droplet

T Fujimoto, RG Parton - Cold Spring Harbor perspectives …, 2011 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
Lipid droplets (LDs) are independent organelles that are composed of a lipid ester core and
a surface phospholipid monolayer. Recent studies have revealed many new proteins …

Recent progress in phospholipase A2 research: from cells to animals to humans

M Murakami, Y Taketomi, Y Miki, H Sato… - Progress in lipid …, 2011 - Elsevier
Mammalian genomes encode genes for more than 30 phospholipase A2s (PLA2s) or
related enzymes, which are subdivided into several classes including low-molecular-weight …

[HTML][HTML] The biogenesis of lipid droplets: lipids take center stage

M Gao, X Huang, BL Song, H Yang - Progress in lipid research, 2019 - Elsevier
Lipid droplets (LDs) are multi-functional cellular organelles that store energy, and regulate
many aspects of cell physiology. However, our understanding of the biogenesis of LDs …

Acyl-CoA synthetase 3 promotes lipid droplet biogenesis in ER microdomains

A Kassan, A Herms, A Fernández-Vidal, M Bosch… - Journal of Cell …, 2013 - rupress.org
Control of lipid droplet (LD) nucleation and copy number are critical, yet poorly understood,
processes. We use model peptides that shift from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) to LDs in …