title: Introduction: lipid-binding proteins: novel aspects.
abstract: Lipid-binding proteins function to transport lipids across membranes and aqueous phases and act to solubilise their cargo, protect it from chemical damage and probably also to define its destination. As such, they have been adapted to carry out a broad spectrum of biological functions in addition to their classical roles in energy metabolism and the transmission or blocking of retinoid-based signalling. The set of reviews in this issue of CMLS is designed to draw attention to some newly understood aspects and principles of their biology and structure, and concentrates on the proteins involved in transport of fatty acids and retinoids.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infection and Immunity, Institute of Biomedical and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, United Kindgom. malcolm.kennedy@bio.gla.ac.uk
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Kennedy
mesh_terms: D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D011485:Protein Binding
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins