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ArticleJournal of lipid research2018

Historical perspective: phosphatidylserine and phosphatidylethanolamine from the 1800s to the present.

Jean E Vance

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Article in Journal of lipid research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 57 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

57 citing papers in PubMed, 109 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jean E VanceDepartment of Medicine and Group on the Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2S2, Canada. Electronic address: jean.vance@ualberta.ca.
University of Alberta · CA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This article provides a historical account of the discovery, chemistry, and biochemistry of two ubiquitous phosphoglycerolipids, phosphatidylserine (PS) and phosphatidylethanolamine (PE), including the ether lipids. In addition, the article describes the biosynthetic pathways for these phospholipids and how these pathways were elucidated. Several unique functions of PS and PE in mammalian cells in addition to their ability to define physical properties of membranes are discussed. For example, the translocation of PS from the inner to the outer leaflet of the plasma membrane of cells occurs during apoptosis and during some other specific physiological processes, and this translocation is responsible for profound life-or-death events. Moreover, mitochondrial function is severely impaired when the PE content of mitochondria is reduced below a threshold level. The discovery and implications of the existence of membrane contact sites between the endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria and their relevance for PS and PE metabolism, as well as for mitochondrial function, are also discussed. Many of the recent advances in these fields are due to the use of isotope labeling for tracing biochemical pathways. In addition, techniques for disruption of specific genes in mice are now widely used and have provided major breakthroughs in understanding the roles and metabolism of PS and PE in vivo.

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AnimalsHistory, 19th CenturyHistory, 20th CenturyHistory, 21st CenturyHumansMitochondriaPhosphatidylethanolaminesPhosphatidylserinesPhosphatidylethanolaminesPhosphatidylserinesether lipidsmembranesmitochondriaphosphoglycerolipidsphospholipid trafficking

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PMID29661786
PMCPMC5983396
OpenAlexW2800216095

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