How can targeting microbial lipids lead to new antimicrobial therapies?

Jan 13, 2025 ... We organize studies and approaches across numerous fields to create, manipulate, and analyze lipids and biomembranes. Key points · Lipids include fats (solid at room temperature) and oils (liquid at room temperature). · Lipids are an important part of a healthy diet. The body ... ... lipids, membrane-associated and secreted proteins, and glycoconjugates, cytoskeletal proteins, including those required for intracellular vesicle transport ... The fundamental biological maxim that 'structure subserves function' implies that there must be evolutionary advantages that are dependent on a complex lipid ... Dec 12, 2022 ... Lipids are an important class of biological molecules that possess many critical physiological functions, which enable the optimal survival ... Nov 13, 2013 ... Lipid droplets are intracellular organelles that are found in most cells, where they have fundamental roles in metabolism. Lipids are a class of compounds characterised by their solubility in nonpolar solvents and insolubility in water. Lipids are significant in biological systems ... The perilipin family of structural lipid droplet proteins: stabilization of lipid droplets and control of lipolysis There are four major classes of biological macromolecules (carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids), and each is an important component of the cell. The EMBO workshop “Lipid Droplets: Cell-Biological Control of Metabolism” will bring together an interdisciplinary group of scientists addressing fundamental ...