A single centrifugation method for isolating fat droplets from cells and tissues

Autor: Lydia-Ann L.S. Harris, Trevor M. Shew, James R. Skinner, Nathan E. Wolins
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Journal of Lipid Research, Vol 53, Iss 5, Pp 1021-1025 (2012)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0022-2275
DOI: 10.1194/jlr.D023598
Popis: Fat droplets (FDs) have important roles in cellular energy regulation. Isolating FDs from either cells or tissue continues to be important for studying these organelles. Here, we describe a procedure wherein whole homogenates of cultured cells or tissue are fractionated with a single centrifugation step in a standard microcentrifuge. This procedure reproducibly yields three fractions highly enriched in either FDs, soluble cellular components, or sedimentable organelles/membranes.
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