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ArticleBiochemistry research international2012

Sphingolipid and ceramide homeostasis: potential therapeutic targets.

Simon A Young, John G Mina, Paul W Denny, Terry K Smith

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Article in Biochemistry research international, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 43 papers.

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43citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

43 citing papers in PubMed, 71 citations in OpenAlex.

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  11. Toxoplasma ceramide synthases: Gene duplication, functional divergence, and roles in parasite fitness.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Simon A YoungSchool of Biology and Chemistry, Biomedical Sciences Research Complex, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, KY16 9ST, UK.
John G Mina
Paul W Denny
Terry K Smith
Durham University · GBUniversity of St Andrews · GB

Funding

Wellcome Trust 086658Wellcome Trust 093228
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sphingolipids are ubiquitous in eukaryotic cells where they have been attributed a plethora of functions from the formation of structural domains to polarized cellular trafficking and signal transduction. Recent research has identified and characterised many of the key enzymes involved in sphingolipid metabolism and this has led to a heightened interest in the possibility of targeting these processes for therapies against cancers, Alzheimer's disease, and numerous important human pathogens. In this paper we outline the major pathways in eukaryotic sphingolipid metabolism and discuss these in relation to disease and therapy for both chronic and infectious conditions.

Identifiers

PMID22400113
PMCPMC3286894
OpenAlexW2010192535

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