All life requires metabolic energy but energy supplies and demands change over time. For this reason, organisms have developed ways to store energy, predominantly as fat. Neutral lipids are packaged into lipid droplets, small organelles found in most eukaryotic cells and in some prokaryotes. Lipid droplets play a critical role in an organism’s physiology; too many lipid droplets can result in obesity and too few in metabolic disease. In their first video, Drs. Farese and Walther introduce us to lipid droplets and explain their importance in cellular biology.
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Lipid Droplets
All organisms have evolved ways to store energy- mostly as fat packaged into lipid droplets. Farese and Walther explain how lipid droplets form in cells and the physiological importance of getting this process right. (Talk recorded in December 2019)
- Part 1: An Introduction to Lipid DropletsAudience:
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- Researcher
- Educators
- Educators of H. School / Intro Undergrad
- Educators of Adv. Undergrad / Grad
Duration: 00:08:06 - Part 2: Mechanisms of Lipid Droplet FormationAudience:
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- Educators
- Educators of Adv. Undergrad / Grad
Duration: 00:25:11 - Part 3: Physiology of Lipid Droplet FormationAudience:
- Researcher
- Educators
- Educators of Adv. Undergrad / Grad
Duration: 00:29:16