Thrilled to share a new preprint! 📝 🎉 Lewis lab PhD student Casadora wondered: Do mtDNA synthesis and lipid droplet biogenesis co-occur at the same membrane contact sites? Or can we discern distinct ER-mito contact classes? Evidence suggests the latter, relevant in overnutrition!
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Fatty acids are trafficked between organelles to support membrane biogenesis and act as signaling molecules to rewire cellular metabolism in response to starvation, overnutrition, and environmental cu...