Lipid Droplet Formation

July 26, 2012 9:42 AM

What are the known chemical inhibitors of lipid droplet formation in human cells? I've read that most fundamental questions about LD formation and regulation are not yet resolved, but I'm curious about research in the past three years that may have addressed this topic.

Ideally, I'd love a list of known chemical inhibitors. Failing that, a list of journal articles or other sources on the topic, or articles that discuss chemical inhibitors in non-human cells.

posted by jeffhoward to science & nature (4 answers total)

I don't know if they've done any chemical screening, but this is a lab I've worked with that works extensively on lipid droplets.
posted by pombe at 10:45 AM on July 26, 2012

And here's a pubmed search for lipid droplet chemical inhibitor.
posted by pombe at 10:47 AM on July 26, 2012

Thanks for the info, pombe!
posted by jeffhoward at 3:24 PM on August 3, 2012

By the way, for anyone following this question, there's quite a bit of activity on the topic. "Lipid Droplets at a Glance" is a good place to start.
posted by jeffhoward at 4:03 PM on August 3, 2012