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Review
. 2008 Oct 17;283(42):28005-9.
doi: 10.1074/jbc.R800042200. Epub 2008 Jul 8.

The gregarious lipid droplet

Joel M Goodman  1
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Review

The gregarious lipid droplet

Joel M Goodman. J Biol Chem. .
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FIGURE 1.
FIGURE 1.
Lipid droplet-organellar associations. A, most droplets remain attached to the ER. It is not clear whether the phospholipid monolayer is continuous with the cytoplasmic monolayer of the ER, as shown, or whether the leaflets are separate. B, peroxisomes frequently associate with droplets and can insert pexopodia into the core of the droplet. C, mitochondrial associations allow flux of fatty acyl-CoAs for oxidation; other communication also exists. D, microtubule motors associate with droplets, allowing bidirectional transport (one motor is shown). E, endosomes probably associate transiently with droplets, transferring proteins and lipids. F, droplets can undergo SNARE-mediated homotypic fusion.
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