Behavior of intracellular lipid droplets during cell division in HuH7 hepatoma cells

• Published in: Experimental cell research Vol. 433; no. 2; p. 113855
• Main Authors: Makiyama, Tomohiko, Obama, Takashi, Watanabe, Yuichi, Chatani, Masahiro, Azetsu, Yuki, Kawaguchi, Kosuke, Imanaka, Tsuneo, Itabe, Hiroyuki
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 15.12.2023
• Subjects: Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - genetics; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - metabolism; Humans; Lipid Droplets - metabolism; Lipid Metabolism; Liver Neoplasms - genetics; Liver Neoplasms - metabolism; Mitosis; NEK2A; Perilipin; Triacylglycerol; Lipid droplets; Mitosis; Cell cycle

Intracellular lipid droplets (LDs) are ubiquitous organelles found in many cell types. During mitosis, membranous organelles, including mitochondria, are divided into small pieces and transferred to daughter cells; however, the process of LD transfer to daughter cells is not fully elucidated. Herein...