Summary
PROJECT SUMMARY: We are interested in understanding how lipid-metabolizing enzymes and lipid transport proteins function and are regulated at the molecular and structural level. Previously, we focused on two enzymes in phosphatidic acid (PA) metabolism: lipin and phospholipase D (PLD). Lipins are PA phosphatases that dephosphorylate PA to generate diacylglycerol, which is the penultimate step in triglyceride biosynthesis. Lipins regulate phospholipid and lipoprotein synthesis, fat storage as triglycerides, fatty acid synthesis, and insulin sensitivity with implications to obesity, diabetes, an
