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  • Cellular Biology
  • Metabolism
  • Autophagy

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  • Lipophagy, the selective autophagic degradation of lipid droplets (LDs), is vital for lipid homeostasis and cellular adaptation.
  • Dysregulation of lipophagy is implicated in metabolic diseases like MASLD/NAFLD, diabetes, and neurodegeneration.

Purpose of the Study:

  • This review synthesizes current mechanistic insights into mammalian lipophagy.
  • It focuses on receptor-mediated recognition, transcriptional regulation, and signaling integration.
  • The review also identifies unresolved questions and knowledge gaps in the field.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review synthesizing recent mechanistic insights.
  • Focus on mammalian lipophagy pathways, receptors, and transcription factors.
  • Analysis of signaling integration and coordination with lipolysis.

Main Results:

  • Mammalian lipophagy involves specific signaling pathways and LD-associated receptors.
  • Transcription factors like TFEB and PPARs regulate lipophagy.
  • Dysregulated lipophagy contributes to various metabolic and age-related diseases.

Conclusions:

  • Understanding mammalian lipophagy is key to addressing metabolic and age-related diseases.
  • Further research is needed to clarify selective activation, coordination with lipolysis, and tissue-specific receptor roles.