Drosophila lipophorin receptors mediate the uptake of neutral lipids in oocytes and imaginal disc cells by an endocytosis-independent mechanism.
Lipids are constantly shuttled through the body to redistribute energy and metabolites between sites of absorption, storage, and catabolism in a complex homeostatic equilibrium.In Drosophila, lipids are transported through the hemolymph in the form of lipoprotein particles, known as lipophorins.The u11-200ps mechanisms by which cells interact with