“…in [8,15,31]. Based on in vitro studies, the primordial role of ACBP has been thought to maintain a cytosolic pool of acyl-CoAs protected from acyl-CoA hydrolases, thus making acyl-CoAs available to several cytoplasmic membrane-bound organelles involved in lipid metabolism, such as to: endoplasmic reticulum (ER) for transacylation to cholesteryl esters, triacylglycerides, or glycerophospholipids [4,5,15,21]; mitochondria for transacylation to acylcarnitines for oxidation [1,3,34]; and the Golgi complex for regulating vesicle budding to form transport vesicles [32,33]. At the nuclear membrane and in the nuclear matrix, ACBP may modulate gene expression, as indicated by ACBP-specific transactivation and proximity to nuclear receptors such as hepatocyte nuclear factor-4 α (HNF-4α) in fixed cells [31].…”