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 …

Inducible antibacterial responses in macrophages

MJ Sweet, D Ramnath, A Singhal… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Macrophages destroy bacteria and other microorganisms through phagocytosis-coupled
antimicrobial responses, such as the generation of reactive oxygen species and the delivery …

Temporal single-cell atlas of non-neuronal retinal cells reveals dynamic, coordinated multicellular responses to central nervous system injury

I Benhar, J Ding, W Yan, IE Whitney, A Jacobi… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Non-neuronal cells are key to the complex cellular interplay that follows central nervous
system insult. To understand this interplay, we generated a single-cell atlas of immune, glial …

Early proteostasis of caveolins synchronizes trafficking, degradation, and oligomerization to prevent toxic aggregation

F Morales-Paytuví, A Fajardo, C Ruiz-Mirapeix… - Journal of Cell …, 2023 - rupress.org
Caveolin-1 (CAV1) and CAV3 are membrane-sculpting proteins driving the formation of the
plasma membrane (PM) caveolae. Within the PM mosaic environment, caveola assembly is …

Lipid droplets and the host–pathogen dynamic: FATal attraction?

M Bosch, MJ Sweet, RG Parton, A Pol - Journal of Cell Biology, 2021 - rupress.org
In the ongoing conflict between eukaryotic cells and pathogens, lipid droplets (LDs) emerge
as a choke point in the battle for nutrients. While many pathogens seek the lipids stored in …

APOE traffics to astrocyte lipid droplets and modulates triglyceride saturation and droplet size

IA Windham, AE Powers, JV Ragusa… - Journal of Cell …, 2024 - rupress.org
The E4 variant of APOE strongly predisposes individuals to late-onset Alzheimer's disease.
We demonstrate that in response to lipogenesis, apolipoprotein E (APOE) in astrocytes can …

Host cells reprogram lipid droplet synthesis through YY1 to resist PRRSV infection

Z Zheng, X Ling, Y Li, S Qiao, S Zhang, J Wu, Z Ma… - Mbio, 2024 - journals.asm.org
Metabolism in host cells can be modulated after viral infection, favoring viral survival or
clearance. Here, we report that lipid droplet (LD) synthesis in host cells can be modulated by …

Homeostatic regulation of lipid droplet content in mammalian oocytes and embryos

M Ibayashi, R Aizawa, J Mitsui, S Tsukamoto - Reproduction, 2021 - rep.bioscientifica.com
Lipid droplets (LDs) consist of a core of neutral lipids such as triacylglycerols and cholesteryl
esters covered by a phospholipid monolayer. Recent studies have shown that LDs not only …

ISG15 Is a Novel Regulator of Lipid Metabolism during Vaccinia Virus Infection

M Albert, J Vázquez, JM Falcón-Pérez… - Microbiology …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT Interferon-stimulated gene 15 (ISG15) is a 15-kDa ubiquitin-like modifier that
binds to target proteins in a process termed ISGylation. ISG15, first described as an antiviral …

CRISPR screens for lipid regulators reveal a role for ER-bound SNX13 in lysosomal cholesterol export

A Lu, F Hsieh, BR Sharma, SR Vaughn, C Enrich… - Journal of Cell …, 2021 - rupress.org
We report here two genome-wide CRISPR screens performed to identify genes that, when
knocked out, alter levels of lysosomal cholesterol or bis (monoacylglycero) phosphate. In …