FFAT motifs are present in several other lipid transfer proteins leading Tim to propose that FFAT - motif proteins would act at contact sites by binding simultaneously to both the ER and another membrane. (peerj.com)
«Feeding fat to fungi: Evidence for lipid transfer in arbuscular mycorrhiza.» (sciencedaily.com)
The Freiburg team of Shastri, Dr. Shengnan Xiang and Dr. Melika Sarem, have now discovered that liposomes — nanoscale vesicles of lipid molecules encompassing an aqueous core — can be used to alter the stiffness of the cell plasma membrane through lipid transfer. (phys.org)