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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2020

Metabolism of Glycosphingolipids and Their Role in the Pathophysiology of Lysosomal Storage Disorders.

Alex E Ryckman, Inka Brockhausen, Jagdeep S Walia

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 44 papers.

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44citing papers in PubMed
4.3field-weighted citation impact, top 5% 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

44 citing papers in PubMed, 73 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Sphingolipids and Atherosclerosis.Current atherosclerosis reports · 2026
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  4. The EGR1/ZFP36 axis governs glycosphingolipid metabolic reprogramming in monocyte-derived macrophages in guillain-barré syndrome.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2026
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  8. LC-MS-Based Analytical Strategies for Ganglioside Profiling.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2026
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  16. AUGMENTED DOUBLY ROBUST POST-IMPUTATION INFERENCE FOR PROTEOMIC DATA.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
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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 1 institution in 1 country.

Alex E RyckmanDepartment of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, ON K7L 2V5, Canada.
Inka BrockhausenDepartment of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, ON K7L 2V5, Canada.
Jagdeep S WaliaDepartment of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, ON K7L 2V5, Canada.
Queen's University · CA

Funding

Canadian Glycomics Network ND-03
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glycosphingolipids (GSLs) are a specialized class of membrane lipids composed of a ceramide backbone and a carbohydrate-rich head group. GSLs populate lipid rafts of the cell membrane of eukaryotic cells, and serve important cellular functions including control of cell-cell signaling, signal transduction and cell recognition. Of the hundreds of unique GSL structures, anionic gangliosides are the most heavily implicated in the pathogenesis of lysosomal storage diseases (LSDs) such as Tay-Sachs and Sandhoff disease. Each LSD is characterized by the accumulation of GSLs in the lysosomes of neurons, which negatively interact with other intracellular molecules to culminate in cell death. In this review, we summarize the biosynthesis and degradation pathways of GSLs, discuss how aberrant GSL metabolism contributes to key features of LSD pathophysiology, draw parallels between LSDs and neurodegenerative proteinopathies such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease and lastly, discuss possible therapies for patients.

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Alzheimer DiseaseAnimalsGangliosidesGlycosphingolipidsHumansLysosomesParkinson DiseaseSandhoff DiseaseTay-Sachs DiseaseGangliosidesGlycosphingolipidsbiosynthesisdegradation of glycoconjugatesglycosphingolipidsglycosyl hydrolaseslysosomal storage diseasespathophysiology

Identifiers

PMID32961778
PMCPMC7555265
OpenAlexW3087353448

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