[HTML][HTML] Metabolic-associated fatty liver disease and lipoprotein metabolism

J Heeren, L Scheja - Molecular metabolism, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, or as recently proposed 'metabolic-associated
fatty liver disease'(MAFLD), is characterized by pathological accumulation of triglycerides …

[HTML][HTML] Hepatic lipid droplets: A balancing act between energy storage and metabolic dysfunction in NAFLD

DG Mashek - Molecular metabolism, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is defined by the abundance of lipid
droplets (LDs) in hepatocytes. While historically considered simply a depot for energy …

Lipid droplets and liver disease: from basic biology to clinical implications

NL Gluchowski, M Becuwe, TC Walther… - Nature reviews …, 2017 - nature.com
Lipid droplets are dynamic organelles that store neutral lipids during times of energy excess
and serve as an energy reservoir during deprivation. Many prevalent metabolic diseases …

Lipid droplet biogenesis

TC Walther, J Chung… - Annual review of cell and …, 2017 - annualreviews.org
Lipid droplets (LDs) are ubiquitous organelles that store neutral lipids for energy or
membrane synthesis and act as hubs for metabolic processes. Cells generate LDs de novo …

Triglyceride synthesis by DGAT1 protects adipocytes from lipid-induced ER stress during lipolysis

C Chitraju, N Mejhert, JT Haas, LG Diaz-Ramirez… - Cell metabolism, 2017 - cell.com
Triglyceride (TG) storage in adipose tissue provides the major reservoir for metabolic energy
in mammals. During lipolysis, fatty acids (FAs) are hydrolyzed from adipocyte TG stores and …

[HTML][HTML] Acyl-CoA: diacylglycerol acyltransferase: Properties, physiological roles, metabolic engineering and intentional control

G Chen, JL Harwood, MJ Lemieux, SJ Stone… - Progress in Lipid …, 2022 - Elsevier
Acyl-CoA: diacylglycerol acyltransferase (DGAT, EC 2.3. 1.20) catalyzes the last reaction in
the acyl-CoA-dependent biosynthesis of triacylglycerol (TAG). DGAT activity resides mainly …

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 …

Role of DGAT enzymes in triacylglycerol metabolism

B Bhatt-Wessel, TW Jordan, JH Miller, L Peng - Archives of biochemistry …, 2018 - Elsevier
The esterification of a fatty acyl moiety to diacylglycerol to form triacylglycerol (TAG) is
catalysed by two diacylglycerol O-acyltransferases (DGATs) encoded by genes belonging to …

The triglyceride synthesis enzymes DGAT1 and DGAT2 have distinct and overlapping functions in adipocytes

C Chitraju, TC Walther, RV Farese - Journal of lipid research, 2019 - ASBMB
Mammals store metabolic energy as triacylglycerols (TGs) in adipose tissue. TG synthesis is
catalyzed by the evolutionarily unrelated acyl-CoA: diacylglycerol acyltransferase (DGAT) …

Mammalian triacylglycerol metabolism: synthesis, lipolysis, and signaling

RA Coleman, DG Mashek - Chemical reviews, 2011 - ACS Publications
Triacylglycerol (TAG) is the primary unit of energy storage in eukaryotic cells. TAG comprises
more than 90% of the content of white adipocytes, and TAG synthesis is essential in …