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 …

Acne transcriptomics: fundamentals of acne pathogenesis and isotretinoin treatment

BC Melnik - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
This review on acne transcriptomics allows for deeper insights into the pathogenesis of acne
and isotretinoin's mode of action. Puberty-induced insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), insulin …

Parallel CRISPR-Cas9 screens identify mechanisms of PLIN2 and lipid droplet regulation

MA Roberts, KK Deol, AJ Mathiowetz, M Lange… - Developmental Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Despite the key roles of perilipin-2 (PLIN2) in governing lipid droplet (LD) metabolism, the
mechanisms that regulate PLIN2 levels remain incompletely understood. Here, we leverage …

Organelle interactions compartmentalize hepatic fatty acid trafficking and metabolism

CP Najt, S Adhikari, TD Heden, W Cui, ER Gansemer… - Cell reports, 2023 - cell.com
Organelle interactions play a significant role in compartmentalizing metabolism and
signaling. Lipid droplets (LDs) interact with numerous organelles, including mitochondria …

Molecular mechanisms of perilipin protein function in lipid droplet metabolism

E Griseti, AA Bello, E Bieth, B Sabbagh… - FEBS …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Perilipins are abundant lipid droplet (LD) proteins present in all metazoans and also in
Amoebozoa and fungi. Humans express five perilipins, which share a similar domain …

The macrophage STING-YAP axis controls hepatic steatosis by promoting the autophagic degradation of lipid droplets

T Yang, X Qu, X Wang, D Xu, M Sheng, Y Lin, M Ke… - Hepatology, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Conclusions: The macrophage STING-YAP axis controls hepatic steatosis by
reprogramming lipid metabolism in a transmembrane protein 205/mitofusin 2/protein …

Altered intramuscular network of lipid droplets and mitochondria in type 2 diabetes

ME de Almeida, J Nielsen… - … of Physiology-Cell …, 2023 - journals.physiology.org
Excessive storage of lipid droplets (LDs) in skeletal muscles is a hallmark of type 2 diabetes.
However, LD morphology displays a high degree of subcellular heterogeneity and varies …

Cell lipid biology in infections: an overview

LG Prado, NOS Camara, AS Barbosa - Frontiers in Cellular and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Lipids are a big family of molecules with a vast number of functions in the cell membranes,
within the cytoplasm, and extracellularly. Lipid droplets (LDs) are the most common storage …

Challenges in pharmacological intervention in perilipins (PLINs) to modulate lipid droplet dynamics in obesity and cancer

V Bombarda-Rocha, D Silva, A Badr-Eddine… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary This review highlights the importance of perilipins in lipid metabolism and
their potential as therapeutic targets for lipid-associated diseases like cancer and obesity …

Hepatic lipid droplet-associated proteome changes distinguish dietary-induced fatty liver from glucose tolerance in male mice

A Van Woerkom, DJ Harney… - American Journal …, 2024 - journals.physiology.org
Fatty liver is characterized by the expansion of lipid droplets (LDs) and is associated with the
development of many metabolic diseases. We assessed the morphology of hepatic LDs and …