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Caveolae and lipid trafficking in adipocytes

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Pages 49-58 | Published online: 18 Jan 2017
 

Abstract

The abundance of caveolae in adipocytes suggests a possible cell-specific role for these structures, and because these cells take up and release fatty acids as their quantitatively mostrobust activity, modulation of fatty acid movement is one such role that is supported by substantial in vitro and in vivo data. In addition, caveolae are particularly rich in cholesterol and sphingolipids, and indeed, fat cells harbor more cholesterol than any other tissue.In this article, we review the role of adipocyte caveolae with regard to these important lipid classes.

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