Lipid droplets in the nervous system

I Ralhan, CL Chang, J Lippincott-Schwartz… - Journal of Cell …, 2021 - rupress.org
Lipid droplets are dynamic intracellular lipid storage organelles that respond to the
physiological state of cells. In addition to controlling cell metabolism, they play a protective …

Lipid processing in the brain: a key regulator of systemic metabolism

KD Bruce, A Zsombok, RH Eckel - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Metabolic disorders, particularly aberrations in lipid homeostasis, such as obesity, type 2
diabetes mellitus, and hypertriglyceridemia often manifest together as the metabolic …

Dysregulation of cholesterol balance in the brain: contribution to neurodegenerative diseases

JE Vance - Disease models & mechanisms, 2012 - journals.biologists.com
Dysregulation of cholesterol homeostasis in the brain is increasingly being linked to chronic
neurodegenerative disorders, including Alzheimer's disease (AD), Huntington's disease …

[HTML][HTML] APOE in the normal brain

SA Flowers, GW Rebeck - Neurobiology of disease, 2020 - Elsevier
The APOE4 protein affects the primary neuropathological markers of Alzheimer's disease
(AD): amyloid plaques, neurofibrillary tangles, and gliosis. These interactions have been …

Structure and physiologic function of the low-density lipoprotein receptor

H Jeon, SC Blacklow - Annu. Rev. Biochem., 2005 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract The low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) is responsible for uptake of
cholesterol-carrying lipoprotein particles into cells. The receptor binds lipoprotein particles at …

A multidimensional precision medicine approach identifies an autism subtype characterized by dyslipidemia

Y Luo, A Eran, N Palmer, P Avillach… - Nature medicine, 2020 - nature.com
The promise of precision medicine lies in data diversity. More than the sheer size of
biomedical data, it is the layering of multiple data modalities, offering complementary …

VPS10P-domain receptors—regulators of neuronal viability and function

TE Willnow, CM Petersen, A Nykjaer - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2008 - nature.com
VPS10P-domain receptors, such as SORLA and sortilin, constitute a recently identified class
of type-1 receptors that are expressed in neurons. Family members are multifunctional …

[HTML][HTML] Apolipoproteins in the brain: implications for neurological and psychiatric disorders

DA Elliott, CS Weickert, B Garner - Clinical lipidology, 2010 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The brain is the most lipid-rich organ in the body and, owing to the impermeable nature of
the blood–brain barrier, lipid and lipoprotein metabolism within this organ is distinct from the …

Reduced hippocampal volume in healthy young ApoE4 carriers: an MRI study

L O'Dwyer, F Lamberton, S Matura, C Tanner… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
The E4 allele of the ApoE gene has consistently been shown to be related to an increased
risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD). The E4 allele is also associated with functional and …

Neuronal LRP1 functionally associates with postsynaptic proteins and is required for normal motor function in mice

P May, A Rohlmann, HH Bock, K Zurhove… - … and cellular biology, 2004 - Am Soc Microbiol
The LDL receptor-related protein 1 (LRP1) is a multifunctional cell surface receptor that is
highly expressed on neurons. Neuronal LRP1 in vitro can mediate ligand endocytosis, as …