Abstract
Three proteins have been implicated in the assembly of cytoplasmic lipid droplets: seipin, FIT2, and perilipin. This review examines the current theories of seipin function as well as the evidence for the involvement of all three proteins in droplet biogenesis, and ends with a proposal of how they collaborate to regulate the formation of droplets. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Recent Advances in Lipid Droplet Biology edited by Rosalind Coleman and Matthijs Hesselink.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1205-1211 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids |
Volume | 1862 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 2017 |
Keywords
- FIT2
- Lipodystrophy
- Perilipin
- Pet10
- Seipin
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Molecular Biology
- Cell Biology