The surface of lipid droplets constitutes a barrier for endoplasmic reticulum residential integral membrane spanning proteins
R. Khaddaj, M. Mari, S. Cottier, F. Reggiori, R. Schneiter
The paper investigates whether ER-resident integral membrane proteins can localize to lipid droplet surfaces and finds that they are excluded due to the LD surface acting as a barrier.
bioRxiv · Jul 28, 2020Cell Biology