Molecular ‘doormen’ open the way to potential obesity treatment

Fat cells are filled with droplets coated by molecules that act like hotel doormen: These ‘doormen’ control cellular access for nutrients as well as for the exit of energy-supplying molecules called lipids. In healthy individuals, outgoing and incoming traffic in fat cells is finely balanced, supplying energy while preventing excessive spread of undesirable fat in the belly.

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