Biogenesis of cytoplasmic lipid droplets: From the lipid ester globule in the membrane to the visible structure

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids

Volumn 1791, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 399-407

  Ohsaki, Yuki ^a   Cheng, Jinglei ^a   Suzuki, Michitaka ^a   Shinohara, Yuki ^a   Fujita, Akikazu ^a   Fujimoto, Toyoshi ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apolipoprotein B 100; Biogenesis; Electron microscopy; Endoplasmic reticulum; Lipid droplet; Lipoprotein

Indexed keywords

ADIPOPHILIN; ESTER; FAT DROPLET; PERILIPIN; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

BIOGENESIS; CELL HETEROGENEITY; CYTOPLASM; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; HYDROPHOBICITY; HYPOTHESIS; INVOLUTION; LIPID STORAGE; LIPOGENESIS; MEMBRANE LEAFLET; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MOLECULE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW;

ACYLTRANSFERASES; ANIMALS; CHOLESTEROL ESTERS; CYTOPLASM; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; HUMANS; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIPOPROTEINS, VLDL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; ORGANELLE SIZE; ORGANELLES; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 67349209504     PISSN: 13881981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2008.10.002     Document Type: Review

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