Lipid droplets' functional protein caveolin-2 is associated with lipid metabolism-related molecule FABP5 and EMT marker E-cadherin in oral epithelial dysplasia.

Xiao-Jie ChenYu-Ting BaiJi-Rong XieGang Zhou

Published in: Journal of clinical pathology (2023)

In the oral epithelial carcinogenesis process, LDs begin to accumulate early in the precancerous stage. LDs may be the regulator of FABP5-associated lipid metabolism and may closely related to the process of EMT; caveolin-2 could be the main functional protein.

Keyphrases

binding protein
epithelial mesenchymal transition
fatty acid
protein protein
amino acid