Fat storage-inducing transmembrane proteins: beyond mediating lipid droplet formation
Abstract Fat storage-inducing transmembrane proteins (FITMs) were initially identified in 2007 as members of a conserved endoplasmic reticulum (ER) resident transmembrane protein gene family, and were found to be involved in lipid droplet (LD) formation. Recently, several studies have further demons...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-11-01
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Series: | Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s11658-022-00391-z |