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A Novel Function of Sphingosine Kinase 2 in the Metabolism of Sphinga-4,14-Diene Lipids

  • Timothy Andrew Couttas,
  • Yepy Hardi Rustam,
  • Huitong Song,
  • Yanfei Qi and ,
  • Jonathan David Teo,
  • Jinbiao Chen,
  • Gavin Edmund Reid and
  • Anthony Simon Don
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The number, position, and configuration of double bonds in lipids affect membrane fluidity and the recruitment of signaling proteins. Studies on mammalian sphingolipids have focused on those with a saturated sphinganine or mono-unsaturated sphingosin...

(This article belongs to the Section Lipid Metabolism)
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  • Open Access
17 Citations
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Correlations between Skin Condition Parameters and Ceramide Profiles in the Stratum Corneum of Healthy Individuals

  • Fuminari Akiyama,
  • Natsumi Takahashi,
  • Yuto Ueda,
  • Shizuno Tada and ,
  • Nobuyuki Takeuchi,
  • Yusuke Ohno and
  • Akio Kihara
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

Ceramides are essential lipids for skin barrier function, and various classes and species exist in the human stratum corneum (SC). To date, the relationship between skin conditions and ceramide composition in healthy individuals has remained largely...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Advances in Sphingolipids)