Yale School of Medicine, Department of Cell Biology, New Haven, CT, USA.
Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, San Francisco, CA, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California-San Francisco, CA, USA.
Curr Opin Cell Biol. 2014 Aug;29:39-45. doi: 10.1016/j.ceb.2014.03.008. Epub 2014 Apr 14.
Lipid droplets (LDs) are found in most cells, where they play central roles in energy and membrane lipid metabolism. The de novo biogenesis of LDs is a fascinating, yet poorly understood process involving the formation of a monolayer bound organelle from a bilayer membrane. Additionally, large LDs can form either by growth of existing LDs or by the combination of smaller LDs through several distinct mechanisms. Here, we review recent insights into the molecular process governing LD biogenesis and highlight areas of incomplete knowledge.
脂滴(LDs)存在于大多数细胞中,在能量和膜脂代谢中发挥核心作用。LD 的从头生物发生是一个令人着迷但知之甚少的过程,涉及从双层膜形成单层结合细胞器。此外,大的 LD 可以通过现有 LD 的生长或通过几种不同的机制通过较小的 LD 的组合形成。在这里,我们回顾了最近对控制 LD 生物发生的分子过程的深入了解,并强调了知识不完善的领域。