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ReviewCurrent opinion in chemical biology2017

Lipid homeostasis and regulated cell death.

Eran Agmon, Brent R Stockwell

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Review in Current opinion in chemical biology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 75 papers.

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75citing papers in PubMed
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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

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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

75 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Matters of life and death in computational cell biology.NPJ systems biology and applications · 2026
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  4. Ferroptotic neurodegeneration and diet: a narrative review.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2026
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  6. Decoding the Role of Lipid Metabolism and Membrane Dynamics in Melanoma.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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15 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Eran AgmonDepartment of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, 550 West 120th Street, MC 4846, New York, NY 10027, United States.
Brent R StockwellDepartment of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, 550 West 120th Street, MC 4846, New York, NY 10027, United States; Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, 550 West 120th Street, MC 4846, New York, NY 10027, United States. Electronic address: bstockwell@columbia.edu.

Funding

Scientific ReagentsP01CA087497 · NCI · COLUMBIA UNIV NEW YORK MORNINGSIDE · PI PRIVES, CAROL · 2000 to 2021
$35.4M
Defining the functions and translational potential of ferroptosisR35CA209896 · NCI · COLUMBIA UNIV NEW YORK MORNINGSIDE · PI STOCKWELL, BRENT R. · 2016 to 2022
$6.5M
NCI NIH HHS P01 CA087497NCI NIH HHS R35 CA209896
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Modern lipidomics analysis paints a dynamic picture of membrane organizations, as changing and adapting lipid assemblies that play an active role in cellular function. This article highlights how the lipid composition of membranes determines specific organelle functions, how homeostatic mechanisms maintain these functions by regulating physical properties of membranes, and how cells disrupt lipid homeostasis to bring about regulated cell death (RCD). These are broad phenomena, and representative examples are reviewed here. In particular, the mechanisms of ferroptosis - a form of RCD brought about by lipid peroxidation - are highlighted, demonstrating how lipid metabolism drives cells' lipid composition toward states of increased sensitivity to lipid oxidation. An understanding of these interactions has begun to give rise to lipid-based therapies. This article reviews current successes of such therapies, and suggests directions for future developments.

Indexed as

Cell DeathHomeostasisLipid MetabolismAnimalsCell MembraneOxidation-Reduction

Identifiers

PMID28645028
PMCPMC5581689

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