Scientists Finally Capture Elusive Lipids in Action Inside Cells

A new imaging approach is shedding light on one of cell biology’s most elusive questions: how lipids are organized and sorted within membranes.
The Conversation

Acne bacteria trigger cells to produce fats, oils and other lipids essential to skin health – new research

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New imaging technique maps membrane lipids in 3D at nanoscale

Biological membranes of cells and their subunits (organelles) are organized into tiny regions (nanodomains) made up of fats ...
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DHHC5 regulates intestinal lipid absorption and lymphatic function

A schematic illustration of the role of DHHC5 and CRYBG1 in controlling lacteal function and intestinal lipid absorption by maintaining the lipid raft association of VEGFR2. The proper functioning of ...
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Busy lipids in nano hotspots

International research team presents new imaging technique to make lipids in cellular membranes visible and show how they are organized at the nanoscale. To the point: 3D visualization of lipids with ...

Blocking lipid production in healthy lung cells can reduce lung metastasis

KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology, in collaboration with the Francis Crick Institute, has discovered how cancer cells can ...