By inserting a hexyl linker between a BODIPY probe and cholesterol pendant, the localization of the probe at ternary phase separated GUVs switches from Ld to Lo domains with high specificity.
Lipid droplets are dynamic subcellular organelles that participate in a range of physiological processes including metabolism, regulation and lipid storage.
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