Lipid droplet functions beyond energy storage
Lipid droplets are cytoplasmic organelles that store neutral lipids and are critically important
for energy metabolism. Their function in energy storage is firmly established and …
for energy metabolism. Their function in energy storage is firmly established and …
Lipid droplets: A cellular organelle vital in cancer cells
Y Jin, Y Tan, J Wu, Z Ren - Cell death discovery, 2023 - nature.com
Lipid droplets (LDs) are cellular organelles comprising a core of neutral lipids (glycerides,
sterols) encased within a single phospholipid membrane, responsible for storing surplus …
sterols) encased within a single phospholipid membrane, responsible for storing surplus …
Plastoglobuli: plastid microcompartments with integrated functions in metabolism, plastid developmental transitions, and environmental adaptation
KJ van Wijk, F Kessler - Annual Review of Plant Biology, 2017 - annualreviews.org
Plastoglobuli (PGs) are plastid lipoprotein particles surrounded by a membrane lipid
monolayer. PGs contain small specialized proteomes and metabolomes. They are present in …
monolayer. PGs contain small specialized proteomes and metabolomes. They are present in …
Phylogenetic diversity in the macromolecular composition of microalgae
The elemental stoichiometry of microalgae reflects their underlying macromolecular
composition and influences competitive interactions among species and their role in the …
composition and influences competitive interactions among species and their role in the …
Bioprospecting of microalgae isolated from the Adriatic Sea: Characterization of biomass, pigment, lipid and fatty acid composition, and antioxidant and antimicrobial …
Marine microalgae and cyanobacteria are sources of diverse bioactive compounds with
potential biotechnological applications in food, feed, nutraceutical, pharmaceutical, cosmetic …
potential biotechnological applications in food, feed, nutraceutical, pharmaceutical, cosmetic …
Lipid droplets throughout the evolutionary tree
PK Lundquist, KK Shivaiah… - Progress in Lipid Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Intracellular lipid droplets are utilized for lipid storage and metabolism in organisms as
evolutionarily diverse as animals, fungi, plants, bacteria, and archaea. These lipid droplets …
evolutionarily diverse as animals, fungi, plants, bacteria, and archaea. These lipid droplets …
Toward Enhanced Fixation of CO2 in Aquatic Biomass: Focus on Microalgae
C Gerotto, A Norici, M Giordano - Frontiers in Energy Research, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The need to reduce the CO2 footprint of human activities calls for the utilization of new
means of production and new sources of products. Microalgae are a very promising source …
means of production and new sources of products. Microalgae are a very promising source …
The use of diatoms in ecotoxicology and bioassessment: Insights, advances and challenges
Diatoms are regularly used for bioassessment and ecotoxicological studies in relation to
environmental and anthropogenic disturbances. Traditional taxonomical diatom parameters …
environmental and anthropogenic disturbances. Traditional taxonomical diatom parameters …
The lipid droplet: A conserved cellular organelle
The lipid droplet (LD) is a unique multi-functional organelle that contains a neutral lipid core
covered with a phospholipid monolayer membrane. The LDs have been found in almost all …
covered with a phospholipid monolayer membrane. The LDs have been found in almost all …
The genome of Geosiphon pyriformis reveals ancestral traits linked to the emergence of the arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF)(subphylum Glomeromycotina) 1 are among the most
prominent symbionts and form the Arbuscular Mycorrhizal symbiosis (AMS) with over 70% of …
prominent symbionts and form the Arbuscular Mycorrhizal symbiosis (AMS) with over 70% of …