The phosphatidylethanolamine-binding protein DTH1 mediates degradation of lipid droplets in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii [Plant Biology]

Lipid droplets (LDs) are intracellular organelles found in a wide range of organisms and play important roles in stress tolerance. During nitrogen (N) starvation, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii stores large amounts of triacylglycerols (TAGs) inside LDs. When N is resupplied, the LDs disappear and the TAGs are degraded, presumably providing carbon and...

Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - September 14, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Jihyeon Lee, Yasuyo Yamaoka, Fantao Kong, Caroline Cagnon, Audrey Beyly-Adriano, Sunghoon Jang, Peng Gao, Byung-Ho Kang, Yonghua Li-Beisson, Youngsook Lee Tags: Biological Sciences Source Type: research