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ReviewBiochimica et biophysica acta2007

Yeast sphingolipids: recent developments in understanding biosynthesis, regulation, and function.

L Ashley Cowart, Lina M Obeid

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Review in Biochimica et biophysica acta, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 71 papers.

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71citing papers in PubMed
3.0field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

71 citing papers in PubMed, 129 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

L Ashley CowartResearch Service, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Charleston, SC 29425, USA.
Lina M Obeid
Medical University of South Carolina · US

Funding

Mitochondrial Ceramide in Chemotherapy-induced ApoptosisR01AG016583 · NIA · MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA · PI OBEID, LINA M · 1998 to 2010
$2.7M
Sphingosine Phosphate Role in InflammationR01GM062887 · NIGMS · MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA · PI OBEID, LINA M · 2001 to 2009
$2.1M
NIA NIH HHS AG16583NIA NIH HHS R01 AG016583NIGMS NIH HHS GM 62887NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM062887
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sphingolipids function as required membrane components of virtually all eukaryotic cells. Data indicate that members of the sphingolipid family of lipids, including sphingoid bases, sphingoid base phosphates, ceramides, and complex sphingolipids, serve vital functions in cell biology by both direct mechanisms (e.g., binding to G-protein coupled receptors to transduce an extracellular signal) and indirect mechanisms (e.g., facilitating correct intracellular protein transport). Because of the diverse roles these lipids play in cell biology, it is important to understand not only their biosynthetic pathways and regulation of sphingolipid synthesis, but also the mechanisms by which some sphingolipid species with specific functions are modified or converted to other sphingolipid species with alternate functions. Due to many factors including ease of culture and genetic modification, and conservation of major sphingolipid metabolic pathways, Saccharomyces cerevisiae has served as an ideal model system with which to identify enzymes of sphingolipid biosynthesis and to dissect sphingolipid function. Recent exciting developments in sphingolipid synthesis, transport, signaling, and overall biology continue to fuel vigorous investigation and inspire investigations in mammalian sphingolipid biology.

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AnimalsHumansSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSphingolipidsSphingolipids

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PMID16997623
PMCPMC1868558
OpenAlexW2062572764

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