Sphingolipids as signaling and regulatory molecules / edited by Charles Chalfant, Maurizio Del Poeta.

Other author Chalfant, Charles, 1970-
Other author Del Poeta, Maurizio.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York, N.Y. : Springer Science+Business Media ; Austin, Tex. : Landes Bioscience, ©2010.
Descriptionxxv, 291 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Subjects

SeriesAdvances in experimental medicine and biology ; v. 688
Advances in experimental medicine and biology v. 688. ^A103
Contents An overview of sphingolipid metabolism : from synthesis to breakdown / Christopher R. Gault, Lina M. Obeid and Yusuf A. Hannun -- Sphingolipid transport / Laura Riboni, Paola Giussani and Paola Viani -- Sphingolipid analysis by high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS) / Jacek Bielawski ... [et al.] -- Ceramide synthases : roles in cell physiology and signaling / Johnny Stiban, Rotem Tidhar and Anthony H. Futerman -- Tales and mysteries of the enigmatic sphingomyelin synthase family / Joost C.M. Holthuis and Chiara Luberto -- Ceramide in stress response / Mariana N. Nikolova-Karakashian and Krassimira A. Rozenova -- Animal models for studying the pathophysiology of ceramide / Toshihiko Kawamori -- Ceramide-1-phosphate in cell survival and inflammatory signaling / Antonio Gómez-Muñoz ... [et al.] -- Ceramide-1-phosphate in phagocytosis and calcium homeostasis / Vania Hinkovska-Galcheva and James A. Shayman -- Extracellular and intracellular actions of sphingosine-1-phosphate / Graham M. Strub ... [et al.] -- Glucosylceramide in humans / Maria C. Messner and Myles C. Cabot -- Gangliosides as regulators of cell membrane organization and functions / Sandro Sonnino and Alessandro Prinetti -- Cancer treatment strategies targeting sphingolipid metabolism / Babak Oskouian and Julie D. Saba -- Therapeutic strategies for diabetes and complications : a role for sphingolipids? / Todd E. Fox and Mark Kester -- Roles for sphingolipids in saccharomyces cerevisiae / Robert C. Dickson -- Sphingolipid signaling in fungal pathogens / Ryan Rhome and Maurizio Del Poeta -- Sphingolipids in parasitic protozoa / Kai Zhang, James D. Bangs and Stephen M. Beverley -- Biosynthesis of sphingolipids in plants (and some of their functions) / Simone Zäuner, Philipp Ternes and Dirk Warnecke -- Computational analysis of sphingolipid pathway systems / Eberhard O. Voit, Fernando Alvarez-Vasquez and Yusuf A. Hannun -- Appendix: Introduction to tools and techniques for ceramide-centered research / Kazuyuki Kitatani and Chiara Luberto.
Local noteLaupus-WCP
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2010019450
ISBN9781441967404
ISBN1441967400