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Nature Cell Biology 9, 1089–1097 (1 September 2007) | doi:10.1038/ncb1631

The lipid droplet is an important organelle for hepatitis C virus production

Yusuke Miyanari , Kimie Atsuzawa , Nobuteru Usuda , Koichi Watashi , Takayuki Hishiki , Margarita Zayas , Ralf Bartenschlager , Takaji Wakita , Makoto Hijikata & Kunitada Shimotohno

The lipid droplet (LD) is an organelle that is used for the storage of neutral lipids. It dynamically moves through the cytoplasm, interacting with other organelles, including the endoplasmic reticulum (ER).