Developmental biology: holding pattern for histones.
New research on lipid droplets in Drosophila embryos has led to the surprising conclusion that these poorly understood organelles have a novel role as a regulated storage depot of maternally supplied proteins, particularly histones.
Brasaemle
Dawn L
DL
Department of Nutritional Sciences, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901, USA. Brasaemle@aesop.rutgers.edu
Hansen
Jeffrey C
JC
D021581:Active Transport, Cell Nucleus; D000818:Animals; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000378:metabolism; D048750:Cell Nucleus Division; D042003:DNA Packaging; D004330:Drosophila / Q000196:embryology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D029721:Drosophila Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D004625:Embryo, Nonmammalian / Q000378:metabolism; D049750:Genome, Insect; D006657:Histones / Q000378:metabolism*; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D008055:Lipids / Q000737:chemistry*; D015388:Organelles / Q000378:metabolism; D010766:Phosphorylation; D014280:Triglycerides
D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D006657:Histones; C502520:LSD-2 protein, Drosophila; D008055:Lipids; D014280:Triglycerides