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ReviewJournal of lipid research2019

A perilous path: the inborn errors of sphingolipid metabolism.

Teresa M Dunn, Cynthia J Tifft, Richard L Proia

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Review in Journal of lipid research, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 40 papers.

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40citing papers in PubMed
3.0field-weighted citation impact, top 8% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

40 citing papers in PubMed, 79 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. Molecular basis of Spns1-mediated lysophospholipid transport from the lysosome.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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  11. Sphingolipid Analysis in Clinical Research.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2025
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  13. Regulation of cellular and systemic sphingolipid homeostasis.Nature reviews. Molecular cell biology · 2024
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  20. Molecular profiling of the stroke-induced alterations in the cerebral microvasculature reveals promising therapeutic candidates.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Teresa M DunnDepartment of Biochemistry, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, 20814.
Cynthia J TifftOffice of the Clinical Director and Medical Genetics Branch National Human Genome Research Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892.
Richard L ProiaGenetics of Development and Disease Branch National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892 proia@nih.gov.ORCID 0000-0003-0456-1270
National Human Genome Research Institute · USNational Institutes of Health · USUniformed Services University of the Health Sciences · US

Funding

Sphingolipid Biology of NeurodegenerationZIADK056016 · NIDDK · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES · PI PROIA, RICHARD · 2009 to 2025
$21.3M
Sphingolipid Biology and Regulation of MetabolismZIADK056018 · NIDDK · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES · PI PROIA, RICHARD · 2009 to 2022
$8.9M
Clinical Pursuits by the NHGRI Office of the Clinical DirectorZIAHG200402 · NHGRI · NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI GAHL, WILLIAM · 2019 to 2019
$122k
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The sphingolipid (SL) metabolic pathway generates structurally diverse lipids that have roles as membrane constituents and as bioactive signaling molecules. The influence of the SL metabolic pathway in biology is pervasive; it exists in all mammalian cells and has roles in many cellular and physiological pathways. Human genetic diseases have long been recognized to be caused by mutations in the pathway, but until recently these mutational defects were only known to affect lysosomal SL degradation. Now, with a nearly complete delineation of the genes constituting the SL metabolic pathway, a growing number of additional genetic disorders caused by mutations in genes within other sectors of the pathway (de novo ceramide synthesis, glycosphingolipid synthesis, and nonlysosomal SL degradation) have been recognized. Although these inborn disorders of SL metabolism are clinically heterogeneous, some common pathogenic mechanisms, derived from the unique properties and functions of the SLs, underlie several of the diseases. These mechanisms include overaccumulation of toxic or bioactive lipids and the disruption of specific critical cellular and physiological processes. Many of these diseases also have commonalities in physiological systems affected, such as the nervous system and skin. While inborn disorders of SL metabolism are rare, gene variants in the pathway have been linked to increased susceptibility to Parkinson's disease and childhood asthma, implying that the SL metabolic pathway may have a role in these disorders. A more complete understanding of the inborn errors of SL metabolism promises new insights into the convergence of their pathogenesis with those of common human diseases.

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AnimalsHumansLysosomesMetabolism, Inborn ErrorsSphingolipidsSphingolipidsbioactive lipidsceramidesgangliosidesgeneticsglycosphingolipidsmetabolic diseaserare diseasesphingolipidsstorage diseases

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PMID30683667
PMCPMC6399501
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