Membranes in Balance: Mechanisms of Sphingolipid Homeostasis
Breslow DK, Weissman JS. Membranes in Balance: Mechanisms of Sphingolipid Homeostasis. Molecular Cell 2010, 40: 267-279. PMID: 20965421, PMCID: PMC2987644, DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2010.10.005.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsSphingolipid homeostasisCell biologyEukaryotic cell biologyKey cellular rolesComplex membrane compositionCellular rolesSecretory pathwaySphingolipid biosynthesisEnzymatic machineryPhysiologic cuesSphingolipid metabolismMembrane compositionSphingolipidsBiologyNew insightsHomeostasisStructural componentsMembraneCellsBiosynthesisDefining featureMachineryGlycerolipidsEnzymeImproved understanding