Lipid droplets: a unified view of a dynamic organelle.
Lipid droplets form the main lipid store in eukaryotic cells. Although all cells seem to be able to generate lipid droplets, their biogenesis, regulatory mechanisms and interactions with other organelles remain largely elusive. In this article, we outline some of the recent developments in lipid droplet cell biology. We show the mobile and dynamic nature of this organelle, and advocate the adoption of a unified nomenclature to consolidate terminology in this emerging field.
Institute for Molecular Bioscience, and Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia.
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Martin
Robert G
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Parton
D000818:Animals; D001692:Biological Transport; D022461:Caveolins / Q000378:metabolism; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D008066:Lipolysis; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000737:chemistry; D015388:Organelles / Q000378:metabolism*
D022461:Caveolins; D008565:Membrane Proteins