Mammalian lipophagy: process and function. (PubMed, Autophagy)
In contrast, this review focuses specifically on mammalian lipophagy by synthesizing the latest mechanistic insights into receptor-mediated recognition, transcriptional regulation, and signaling integration. We also outline unresolved questions and conceptual gaps - such as how lipophagy is selectively activated, how it coordinates with lipolysis, and whether distinct receptor codes exist in tissue- and disease-specific contexts - that remain unanswered in the current literature.