Leading the way in the nervous system: Lipid Droplets as new players in health and disease

• Type: Another Publication in an International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2021

Authors

Teixeira, V (Author) Other; Maciel, P (Author) Other; Vitor Costa (Author) ICBAS

Journal

Title: Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids

Vol. 1866

ISSN: 1388-1981

Publisher: Elsevier

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Authenticus ID: P-00S-VJ2

DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2020.158820

Abstract (EN): Lipid droplets (LDs) are ubiquitous fat storage organelles composed of a neutral lipid core, comprising triacylglycerols (TAG) and sterol esters (SEs), surrounded by a phospholipid monolayer membrane with several decorating proteins. Recently, LD biology has come to the foreground of research due to their importance for energy homeostasis and cellular stress response. As aberrant LD accumulation and lipid depletion are hallmarks of numerous diseases, addressing LD biogenesis and turnover provides a new framework for understanding disease-related mechanisms. Here we discuss the potential role of LDs in neurodegeneration, while making some predictions on how LD imbalance can contribute to pathophysiology in the brain.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 14