The why, when and how of lipid droplet diversity

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 315-324

  Thiam, Abdou Rachid ^a   Beller, Mathias ^b  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^b HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Emulsion physics; Endoplasmic reticulum; Lipid droplets; Lipid metabolism; Organelle biogenesis; Organelle diversification

Indexed keywords

FAT DROPLET;

CELL CYCLE; CELL ORGANELLE; CYTOLOGY; HUMAN; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPID STORAGE; LIPOGENESIS; LIPOLYSIS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NOTE; ORGANELLE BIOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TARGETING; STEADY STATE; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; HUMANS; LIPID DROPLETS; LIPID METABOLISM; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 85010874857     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: 14779137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.192021     Document Type: Note

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