Abstract:
:LDs (lipid droplets) have long been considered as inert particles used by the cells to store fatty acids and sterols as esterified non-toxic lipid species (i.e. triacylglycerols and steryl esters). However, accumulating evidence suggests that LDs behave as a dynamic compartment, which is involved in the regulation of several aspects of the homoeostasis of their originating organelle, namely the ER (endoplasmic reticulum). The ER is particularly sensitive to physiological/pathological stimuli, which can ultimately induce ER stress. In the present review, after considering the basic mechanisms of LD formation and the signal cascades leading to ER stress, we focus on the connections between these two pathways. Taking into consideration recent data from the literature, we will try to draw possible mechanisms for the role of LDs in the regulation of ER homoeostasis and in ER-stress-related diseases.
journal_name
Biol Celljournal_title
Biology of the cellauthors
Hapala I,Marza E,Ferreira Tdoi
10.1042/BC20100144subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2011-06-01 00:00:00pages
271-85issue
6eissn
0248-4900issn
1768-322Xpii
BC20100144journal_volume
103pub_type
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