mTORC1-Plin3 pathway is essential to activate lipophagy and protects against hepatosteatosis.
M. Garcia-Macia, A. Santos-Ledo, J. Leslie, H. Paish, A. Watson, L. Borthwick, J. Mann, F. Oakley, V. I. Korolchuk, D. A. Mann
This study identifies the mTORC1-Plin3 pathway as essential for lipophagy, which protects against hepatosteatosis by promoting lipid droplet degradation.
bioRxiv · Oct 21, 2019Cell Biology