Lipid dismantling of lens organelles for clear vision

Patricia Boya ()

Nature, 2021, vol. 592, issue 7855, 509-510

Abstract: In the eye, the transparent lens focuses light on the retina. This transparency is achieved during lens development by a newly identified mechanism — whole organelles are destroyed by the degradation of their lipid membranes.

Keywords: Cell biology; Developmental biology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-021-00888-1

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