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Phase of fat: Mechanisms and physiology of neutral lipid storage

Date: Monday, October 23, 2017 16:00 - 17:00
Speaker: Tobias Walther (Harvard University)
Location: Raiffeisen Lecture Hall, Central Building
Series: Institute colloquium
Host: Michael Sixt
Contact: ZARUBA Katharina
Central building lecture hall

The Phase of Fat: The mechanisms and physiology of fat storage

Robert V. Farese, Jr.1 and Tobias C. Walther 1,2

1 Harvard Medical School, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
2 Howard Hughes Institute of Medical Sciences

All organisms face fluctuations in the availability and need for metabolic energy. To buffer these fluctuations, cells use neutral lipids, such as triglycerides, as energy stores. We study how lipids are stored as neutral lipids in cytosolic lipid droplet organelles. Specifically, we investigate the molecular processes that govern the synthesis of energy storage lipids as well as their storage in and mobilization from lipid droplets. In modern societies, individuals often face metabolic energy excess, leading to metabolic diseases. We will present  our studies on the causal link between energy excess and metabolic disease.


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