Upon nutrient deprivation, cells metabolize fatty acids (FAs) in mitochondria to supply energy, but how FAs, stored as triacylglycerols in lipid droplets, reach mitochondria has been mysterious. Rambold et al. (2015) now show that FA mobilization depends on triacylglycerol lipolysis, whereas autophagy feeds the lipid droplet pool for continued fueling of mitochondria.
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Department of Biological Sciences, Sunandan Divatia School of Science, NMIMS Deemed to be University, Vile Parle (West), Mumbai, 400056, India.
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Peptide , a C18 fatty acid-modified single-chain relaxin analogue, was recently identified as a potent, selective, and long-lasting relaxin family peptide receptor 1 (RXFP1) agonist. Further advanced pharmacokinetic profiling of this compound highlighted elevated levels of oxidative metabolism occurring in dogs and mini pigs but only marginally in rats. This study aimed to design long-lasting relaxin analogues with increased stability against metabolic oxidation while securing subnanomolar RXFP1 potency.
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