Alicia Damm

This study shows lipid droplets are the site of VLCFA activation by Fat1, with Fat1 targeting LDs via an amphipathic helix and using a hydrophobic cavity to access substrates.

The paper identifies steric repulsion as a mechanism regulating ER-to-LD protein movement, showing high-affinity proteins exclude lower-affinity ones during adipocyte differentiation.

This paper identifies ABHD1 as a lysolipid lipase involved in lipid droplet formation through enzymatic and structural actions on the LD surface in Chlamydomonas.

This study shows that the conformational changes of the bacterial ABC transporter BmrA are influenced by membrane curvature, affecting its activity and conformational states.