Department of Biochemistry, University of Geneva, 30 quai Ernest Ansermet, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland; Swiss National Centre for Competence in Research Programme Chemical Biology, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland.
Swiss National Centre for Competence in Research Programme Chemical Biology, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland; Department of Molecular Biology, University of Geneva, 30 quai Ernest Ansermet, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland.
Dev Cell. 2017 Jun 19;41(6):571-572. doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2017.06.001.
Lipid droplets are fat storage organelles in cells that physically resemble stable oil-water emulsion droplets. In this issue of Developmental Cell, Ben M'barek et al. (2017) show that the resemblance is more than superficial: physical principles governing emulsion stability also control lipid droplet nucleation and growth.
脂滴是细胞中储存脂肪的细胞器,其物理形态类似于稳定的油水乳液滴。在本期《发育细胞》中,Ben M'barek 等人(2017 年)表明,这种相似性不仅仅是表面上的:控制乳液稳定性的物理原理也控制着脂滴的成核和生长。