LipiPB Red enables visualization of dynamic compositional changes during lipid droplet degradation (IMAGE)

Nagoya University

LipiPB Red enables visualization of dynamic compositional changes during lipid droplet degradation

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LipiPB Red shows longer fluorescence lifetimes in stable lipid droplets (red) and shorter lifetimes as they undergo degradation (blue). This probe revealed that lipid droplets sequentially degrade, where lipolysis precedes lipophagy.

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Issey Takahashi, Nagoya University

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