ReviewCold Spring Harbor perspectives in biology2011
Not just fat: the structure and function of the lipid droplet.
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- From Storage to Signaling: Lipid Droplet Lipolysis in Cholesterol Mobilization and Foam Cell Remodeling.Current atherosclerosis reports · 2026Review
- Lipid droplets in neurodegenerative diseases: pathological drivers and therapeutic vulnerabilities.Cell death discovery · 2026Review
- Plant Lipid Droplets and Derived Lipidic Nano-Assemblies: Structure, Biogenesis and Pharmaceutical Applications.Plant biotechnology journal · 2026Review
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- Lipid Remodeling and Metabolic Adaptation in Cancer Cell Membranes: A Platform for Membrane-Targeted Nanotherapy.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2026Review
- Alkyl gallates disrupt Trypanosoma brucei lipid droplets.PloS one · 2026Article
- Hepatoprotective, Antioxidant, and Anti-Hyperlipidemic Effects of Kefir Milk in High-Fat Diet-Induced Obesity: Insights from Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Profiling, Molecular Docking of Kefiran, and Liver Function Restoration.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- Advanced multifunctional nano-delivery platform focusing on treating diseases related to lipid metabolism via targeted intervention in various lipid metabolic processes.Military Medical Research · 2025Review
- Microglial lipid droplets as therapeutic targets in age-related neurodegenerative diseases.npj aging · 2025Review
- Navigating lipid droplet proteins - part II: molecular mechanisms underlying ER-to-lipid droplet protein partitioning.Biochemical Society transactions · 2025Review
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Abstract
Lipid droplets (LDs) are independent organelles that are composed of a lipid ester core and a surface phospholipid monolayer. Recent studies have revealed many new proteins, functions, and phenomena associated with LDs. In addition, a number of diseases related to LDs are beginning to be understood at the molecular level. It is now clear that LDs are not an inert store of excess lipids but are dynamically engaged in various cellular functions, some of which are not directly related to lipid metabolism. Compared to conventional membrane organelles, there are still many uncertainties concerning the molecular architecture of LDs and how each function is placed in a structural context. Recent findings and remaining questions are discussed.
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