A Mammalian Target of Rapamycin‐Perilipin 3 (mTORC1‐Plin3) Pathway is essential to Activate Lipophagy and Protects Against Hepatosteatosis

Abstract

These results reveal that mTORC1 regulates liver lipophagy through a mechanism dependent on Plin3 phosphorylation. We propose that stimulating this pathway can enhance lipophagy in hepatocytes to help protect the liver from lipid-mediated toxicity, thus offering a therapeutic strategy in NAFLD.