MeSH definition : A perilipin that is expressed by many different cell types. It binds FATTY ACIDS and
CHOLESTEROL, stabilizes TRIGLYCERIDES, and localizes to both the surface and hydrophobic
core of LIPID DROPLETS, as well as the ENDOPLASMIC RECTICULUM and PLASMA MEMBRANE
in MACROPHAGES. It also plays a central role in the biogenesis of lipid droplets and
FOAM CELLS and is highly expressed by macrophages at atherosclerotic lesions in human
arteries along with the INFLAMMATION markers TNF-ALPHA; MCP-1 RECEPTOR; and IL-6.;
A perilipin that is expressed by many different cell types. It binds FATTY ACIDS and
CHOLESTEROL, stabilizes TRIGLYCERIDES, and localizes to both the surface and hydrophobic
core of LIPID DROPLETS, as well as the ENDOPLASMIC RECTICULUM and PLASMA MEMBRANE
in MACROPHAGES. It also plays a central role in the biogenesis of lipid droplets and
FOAM CELLS and is highly expressed by macrophages at atherosclerotic lesions in human
arteries along with the INFLAMMATION markers TNF-ALPHA; MCP-1 RECEPTOR; and IL-6.