MeSH definition : A perilipin that localizes to LIPID DROPLETS; CYTOPLASM; ENDOSOMES; and PLASMA MEMBRANE,
especially in MACROPHAGES. It functions as a transporter of free fatty acids to lipid
droplets to promote their biogenesis and growth. It is also required for the transport
of the MANNOSE-6-PHOSPHATE RECEPTOR from endosomes to the TRANS-GOLGI NETWORK. Its
structure consists of four helix bundles that interact with the hydrophobic lipid
droplet surface.;
A perilipin that localizes to LIPID DROPLETS; CYTOPLASM; ENDOSOMES; and PLASMA MEMBRANE,
especially in MACROPHAGES. It functions as a transporter of free fatty acids to lipid
droplets to promote their biogenesis and growth. It is also required for the transport
of the MANNOSE-6-PHOSPHATE RECEPTOR from endosomes to the TRANS-GOLGI NETWORK. Its
structure consists of four helix bundles that interact with the hydrophobic lipid
droplet surface.