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Sphingolipids are a
class of
lipids containing a
backbone of
sphingoid bases,
which are a set of
aliphatic amino alcohols that
includes sphingosine. They...
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Contrary to
previous ****umptions that
ceramides and
other sphingolipids found in cell
membrane were
purely supporting structural elements, ceramide...
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cleavage products:
saposins A, B, C, and D.
Saposin is an
acronym for
Sphingolipid Activator PrO[S]teINs. Each
domain of the
precursor protein is approximately...
- (/ɡoʊˈʃeɪ/) (GD) is a
genetic disorder in
which glucocerebroside (a
sphingolipid, also
known as glucosylceramide) ac****ulates in
cells and
certain organs...
- with an
unsaturated hydrocarbon chain,
which forms a
primary part of
sphingolipids, a
class of cell
membrane lipids that
include sphingomyelin, an important...
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pulmonary oedema syndrome. Both of
these diseases involve disturbed sphingolipid metabolism and
cardiovascular dysfunction. In 1970, an
outbreak of...
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Sphingomyelin (SPH, /ˌsfɪŋɡoʊˈmaɪəlɪn/) is a type of
sphingolipid found in
animal cell membranes,
especially in the
membranous myelin sheath that surrounds...
- biologist, biochemist, and clinician. He is
known for the
discovery that
sphingolipids have
signaling functions.
Yusuf Awni
Hannun was born in
Saudi Arabia...
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sphingosine backbone. Alternatively, this sphingosine-derived
lipid (
sphingolipid) can be
synthesized from
scratch (de novo) by the
enzymes serine palmitoyl...
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ORMDL sphingolipid biosynthesis regulator 3 is a
protein that in
humans is
encoded by the ORMDL3 gene.
Variants affecting the
expression of this gene are...
