Publications by authors named "Marcin Rygielski"
Plant Physiol
November 2023
Article Synopsis
- Lipid droplets (LDs) in seed tissues serve as storage for triacylglycerols (TAGs), crucial for providing energy and carbon for seedlings.
- The major degradation process for LDs involves lipolysis through lipases, but LDs can also be degraded via lipophagy—specifically microlipophagy in Arabidopsis seedlings.
- The study highlights interactions between structural LD proteins, like caleosins, and autophagy-related proteins (ATG8), suggesting a significant role of these proteins in LD degradation during seed germination.
