The lipid droplet： A conserved cellular organelle

The lipid droplet （LD） is a unique multi-functional orga- nelle that contains a neutral lipid core covered with a phospholipid monolayer membrane. The LDs have been found in almost all organisms from bacteria to humans with similar shape. Several conserved functions of LDs have been revealed by rece...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:

Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:	Protein & cell 2017-11, Vol.8 (11), p.796-800
Hauptverfasser:	Zhang, Congyan, Liu, Pingsheng
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Bacteria - metabolism Bacteria - ultrastructure Biochemistry Biological Evolution Biomedical and Life Sciences Cell Biology Cholesterol Esters - metabolism conserved organelle Developmental Biology Human Genetics Humans Life Sciences lipid droplet Lipid Droplets - chemistry Lipid Droplets - metabolism Lipid Droplets - ultrastructure Lipid metabolism Lipid Metabolism - genetics Lipids Mini-Review nucleic acid handling Nucleic acids Nucleic Acids - metabolism Peptide Initiation Factors - chemistry Peptide Initiation Factors - metabolism Protein Binding Protein Science Ribosome Subunits - chemistry Ribosome Subunits - metabolism RNA-Binding Proteins - chemistry RNA-Binding Proteins - metabolism Stem Cells Triglycerides - metabolism
Online-Zugang:	Volltext
Tags:	Tag hinzufügen Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!

Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:	The lipid droplet （LD） is a unique multi-functional orga- nelle that contains a neutral lipid core covered with a phospholipid monolayer membrane. The LDs have been found in almost all organisms from bacteria to humans with similar shape. Several conserved functions of LDs have been revealed by recent studies, including lipid metabolism and trafficking, as well as nucleic acid binding and protection. We summarized these findings and proposed a hypothesis that the LD is a conserved organelle.
ISSN:	1674-800X 1674-8018
DOI:	10.1007/s13238-017-0467-6