Adrenergic stimulation of brown adipocytes induces a robust detachment of mitochondria from lipid droplets (LD), which is followed by lipolysis and lipid catabolism. However, the signals inducing mito...

Nature Metabolism, Published online: 23 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s42255-026-01483-2By determining the organellar topology and proteome of fat-oxidizing and fat-synthesizing hepatocytes, Kang et al. show that perilipin 5-mediated mitochondria–lipid droplet contacts facilitate the expansion of lipid droplets in both populations and are impaired in early metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD).

Nature Metabolism - By determining the organellar topology and proteome of fat-oxidizing and fat-synthesizing hepatocytes, Kang et al. show that perilipin 5-mediated mitochondria–lipid...

Ha començat una nova legislatura. Hi ha un nou govern a Catalunya i s'esperen els nous equips dels departaments. Al mes d'agost i sense conèixer els equips que acompanyaran els consellers no es poden....

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