title: Lipid sorting: lipids do it on their own.
abstract: How are lipid molecules sorted between organelles in eukaryotic cells? A recent paper shows that the work needed to bend a membrane and form a vesicle is sufficient to sort lipid molecules.
authors.affiliation: School of Biological Sciences, University of Southampton, UK. sgl@soton.ac.uk
authors.forename: Anthony G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D001692:Biological Transport / Q000502:physiology; D005057:Eukaryotic Cells / Q000502:physiology*; D007425:Intracellular Membranes / Q000502:physiology*; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D008954:Models, Biological; D015388:Organelles / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D022161:Transport Vesicles / Q000378:metabolism*