Adipocytes store fat in phospholipid-coated droplets in the cytosol. The protein perilipin is also associated with the

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Adipocytes store fat in phospholipid-coated droplets in the cytosol. The protein perilipin is also associated with the surface of the lipid droplet.
(a) Describe the likely structure of the perilipin protein.
(b) Explain how phosphorylation of perilipin could help expose the lipids in the droplet to digestion by lipases.
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Fundamentals of biochemistry Life at the Molecular Level

ISBN: 978-0470547847

4th edition

Authors: Donald Voet, Judith G. Voet, Charlotte W. Pratt

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