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Rice University

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Pictured are cells from an Arabidopsis seedling overexpressing MIEL1 (green) with lipid droplets shown in cyan and peroxisomes shown in magenta. Traver and Bartel used genetics and microscopy to explore the dynamic collaboration between lipid droplets and peroxisomes, organelles that store and catabolize fats, respectively. Their evidence suggests that MIEL1 promotes degradation of coat proteins on lipid droplets adjacent to peroxisomes.

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(Credit: Melissa Traver/Rice University)

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