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    Structural insights into perilipin 3 membrane association in response to diacylglycerol accumulation

    Lipid droplets (LDs) are dynamic organelles that contain an oil core mainly composed of triglycerides (TAG) that is surrounded by a phospholipid monolayer and LD-associated proteins called perilipins (PLINs). ...

    Yong Mi Choi, Dalila Ajjaji, Kaelin D. Fleming, Peter P. Borbat in Nature Communications (2023)

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    The middle lipin domain adopts a membrane-binding dimeric protein fold

    Phospholipid synthesis and fat storage as triglycerides are regulated by lipin phosphatidic acid phosphatases (PAPs), whose enzymatic PAP function requires association with cellular membranes. Using hydrogen d...

    Wei**g Gu, Shujuan Gao, Huan Wang, Kaelin D. Fleming in Nature Communications (2021)