23 September 2025
Transporter BLTP2
Inside cells there's constant orchestrated movement of contents including of lipids, which are fundamental structural components of cell membranes and organelles. This study provides details of the role of a lipid transport protein called BLTP2 responsible for controlling the dynamics of the cell's plasma membrane. BLTP2's found primarily at the contacts between the endoplasmic reticulum (ER; the cell's protein manufacturing and organising organelle) and plasma membrane implying it's transporting lipids direct from ER to membrane
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