Work

A firehose for phospholipids

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: All lipid transport proteins in eukaryotes are thought to shuttle lipids between cellular membranes. In this issue, Li et al. (2020. J. Cell Biol.https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.202001161) show that Vps13 has a channel-like domain that may allow lipids to flow between closely apposed membranes at contact sites.

Source: The Journal of Cell Biology

DOI: 10.1083/jcb.202003132

Authors: William A. Prinz, James H. Hurley

Institutions: National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, QB3, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley

Language: English

Topic: Cellular transport and secretion

Subfield: Cell Biology

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Funders: Human Frontier Science Program, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of General Medical Sciences

Awards: The Autophagy Initiation Complexes, G9705909