title: Perilipin: possible roles in structure and metabolism of intracellular neutral lipids in adipocytes and steroidogenic cells.
abstract: Perilipins are a family of unique proteins intimately associated with the limiting surface of neutral lipid storage droplets in adipocytes and in steroidogenic cells. Lipid hydrolysis in these cells is initiated by cAMP, which leads to phosphorylation of hormone-sensitive lipase in adipocytes and cholesteryl esterase in steroidogenic cells by protein kinase A. Although the concurrent phosphorylation of perilipin by this kinase suggests a role for these proteins in lipid breakdown, a role for these proteins in lipid packaging or in maintaining the lipid droplet structure cannot be excluded.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Cellular and Developmental Biology, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institute of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-2715, USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Londos
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gruia-Gray
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Brasaemle
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Rondinone
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takeda
authors.forename: N K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Dwyer
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Barber
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Kimmel
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Blanchette-Mackie
mesh_terms: D017667:Adipocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D008055:Lipids / Q000737:chemistry*; D008066:Lipolysis / Q000502:physiology; D000070778:Perilipin-1; D010750:Phosphoproteins / Q000502:physiology*; D010766:Phosphorylation; D013256:Steroids / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D002787:Sterol Esterase / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D008055:Lipids; D000070778:Perilipin-1; D010750:Phosphoproteins; D013256:Steroids; D002787:Sterol Esterase