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. 2017 Jun 19;41(6):571-572.
doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2017.06.001.

Tensing Up for Lipid Droplet Formation

Aurélien Roux  1 , Robbie Loewith  2
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Tensing Up for Lipid Droplet Formation

Aurélien Roux et al. Dev Cell. .
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Abstract

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.

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