Compartmentalization of Sphingolipid metabolism: Implications for signaling and therapy.

Daniel Canals, Christopher J Clarke

Pharmacology & therapeutics 2022 Apr

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Sphingolipids (SLs) are a family of bioactive lipids implicated in a variety of cellular processes, and whose levels are controlled by an interlinked network of enzymes. While the spatial distribution of SL metabolism throughout the cell has been understood for some time, the implications of this for SL signaling and biological outcomes have only recently begun to be fully explored. In this review, we outline the compartmentalization of SL metabolism and describe advances in tools for investigating and probing compartment-specific SL functions. We also briefly discuss the implications of SL compartmentalization for cell signaling and therapeutic approaches to targeting the SL network. Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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Daniel Canals, Christopher J Clarke. Compartmentalization of Sphingolipid metabolism: Implications for signaling and therapy. Pharmacology & therapeutics. 2022 Apr;232:108005