Multiple choice

Which of the following is the function of perilipin protein?

  1. Acts as a proton conduction pathway.

  2. Inhibits phosphodiesterase enzyme.

  3. Forms lipid droplets in adipocytes.

  4. Acts as a signal of energy sufficiency.

  5. Thermogenesis
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Explanation

Perilipin protein is involved in the formation of lipid droplets in adipocytes, which inhibits lipolysis by preventing access to the lipase enzymes to the stored triacylglycerols.

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