A plant unique ESCRT component functions in peroxisome-mediated lipid droplet turnover
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellHuang et al. demonstrate a novel role–and the underlying mechanism–for FREE1 in regulating LD turnover. Plant Cell. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koac195
Background: Lipid droplets (LDs) are major reservoirs providing energy and lipids for seedling establishment. In vascular plants, the peroxisome-localized…
Getting in touch – when membranes meet
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellKrawczyk et al. describe a tethering complex that anchors a subset of lipid droplets to the plasma membrane during post-germinative seedling growth in Arabidopsis. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koac095
By Hannah Elisa Krawczyk, Till Ischebeck
Background: Germinating seeds are not yet able to produce…
Lipid Droplet Biogenesis in Plants: LDIP is a Linchpin
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellPyc and Gidda et al. investigate the role of the lipid droplet biogenetic protein LDIP. Plant Cell. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koab179
Michal Pyc, John Dyer and Robert Mullen, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada, U.S. Department of Agriculture,…