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ReviewInternational review of cell and molecular biology2018

Lipid Droplets as Organelles.

Sarah Cohen

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Review in International review of cell and molecular biology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 53 papers.

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53citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

53 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Heterogeneity, dynamics and organelle interactions of lipid droplets.Nature reviews. Molecular cell biology · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Sarah CohenUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, United States. Electronic address: sarahcoh@med.unc.edu.

Funding

Fatty acid trafficking in astrocytes: role of mitochondrial morphology and lipid droplet dynamicsR00AG052570 · NIA · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI COHEN, SARAH · 2018 to 2020
$747k
NIA NIH HHS K99 AG052570NIA NIH HHS R00 AG052570
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Long considered inert fat storage depots, it has become clear that lipid droplets (LDs) are bona fide organelles. Like other organelles, they have a characteristic complement of proteins and lipids, and undergo a life cycle that includes biogenesis, maturation, interactions with other organelles, and turnover. I will discuss recent insights into mechanisms governing the life cycle of LDs, and compare and contrast the LD life cycle with that of other metabolic organelles such as mitochondria, peroxisomes, and autophagosomes, highlighting open questions in the field.

Indexed as

AnimalsHumansLipid DropletsOrganellesAutophagyCell biologyLipid dropletsLipolysisMembrane contact sitesOrganelle biogenesisOrganelles

Identifiers

PMID29551163
PMCPMC6241319

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