The biogenesis of membrane-bound organelles involves the synthesis, remodelling and degradation of their constituent phospholipids. How these pathways regulate organelle size, remains still poorly understood. Here we demonstrate that a lipid degradation pathway inhibits the expansion of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) membrane.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCilia are evolutionarily highly conserved organelles with important functions in many organs. The extracellular component of the cilium protruding from the plasma membrane comprises an axoneme composed of microtubule doublets, arranged in a 9 + 0 conformation in primary cilia or 9 + 2 in motile cilia. These microtubules facilitate transport of intraflagellar cargoes along the axoneme.
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