A recent publication introduces the term ‘lipotype’ and uses it to reflect singularity and heritability properties of lipid configuration. The authors propose that “lipotypes are linked to cell identity by a two-way relationship, in which lipotypes are both a consequence and a component of differentiation programmes that lead to the emergence of cell types”.

Here is the link to the paper:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41580-022-00556-w

And here you can watch a webinar (with curated subtitles!) where we discuss lipidome organ- and tissue-specificity, as well as lipidome flexibility and variability.

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