Lipid droplets in neurodegenerative disorders

BC Farmer, AE Walsh, JC Kluemper… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Knowledge of lipid droplets (LDs) has evolved from simple depots of lipid storage to
dynamic and functionally active organelles involved in a variety of cellular functions. Studies …

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 …

Expanding roles for lipid droplets

MA Welte - Current biology, 2015 - cell.com
Lipid droplets are the intracellular sites for neutral lipid storage. They are critical for lipid
metabolism and energy homeostasis, and their dysfunction has been linked to many …

Spastin tethers lipid droplets to peroxisomes and directs fatty acid trafficking through ESCRT-III

CL Chang, AV Weigel, MS Ioannou, HA Pasolli… - Journal of Cell …, 2019 - rupress.org
Lipid droplets (LDs) are neutral lipid storage organelles that transfer lipids to various
organelles including peroxisomes. Here, we show that the hereditary spastic paraplegia …

Insights into clinical, genetic, and pathological aspects of hereditary spastic paraplegias: a comprehensive overview

LEO Elsayed, IZ Eltazi, AE Ahmed… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Hereditary spastic paraplegias (HSP) are a heterogeneous group of motor
neurodegenerative disorders that have the core clinical presentation of pyramidal syndrome …

Axonal endoplasmic reticulum dynamics and its roles in neurodegeneration

Z Öztürk, CJ O'Kane, JJ Pérez-Moreno - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The physical continuity of axons over long cellular distances poses challenges for their
maintenance. One organelle that faces this challenge is endoplasmic reticulum (ER); unlike …

Lipid droplets, lipophagy, and beyond

CW Wang - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Molecular and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Lipids are essential components for life. Their various structural and physical properties
influence diverse cellular processes and, thereby, human health. Lipids are not genetically …

Hereditary spastic paraplegia

C Blackstone - Handbook of clinical neurology, 2018 - Elsevier
The hereditary spastic paraplegias (HSPs) are a heterogeneous group of neurologic
disorders with the common feature of prominent lower-extremity spasticity, resulting from a …

Update on the genetics of spastic paraplegias

M Boutry, S Morais, G Stevanin - Current neurology and neuroscience …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Hereditary spastic paraplegias are a genetically heterogeneous
group of neurological disorders. Patients present lower limb weakness and spasticity …

Astrocytes in stress accumulate lipid droplets

T Smolič, P Tavčar, A Horvat, U Černe… - Glia, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
When the brain is in a pathological state, the content of lipid droplets (LDs), the lipid storage
organelles, is increased, particularly in glial cells, but rarely in neurons. The biology and …