Abstract
Membrane lipids form precursors for second messengers and functional assembly matrices on membrane domains during cellular stimulation. Many of these modifications are rapid reactions at lipid headgroups. Metabolism of the fatty acyl portion of membrane lipids leads to the generation of a bewildering complexity of lipid mediators with extended effects in space and time.
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Lipid metabolismLipid signalingSignal transductionCell signalingMembrane lipidsCell biologySphingolipidBiologySecond messenger systemBiochemistryChemistryMembraneReceptor
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- 18
- Issue
- 2
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- 121-128
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Aaron Z. Fernandis,
Markus R. Wenk
(2007).
Membrane lipids as signaling molecules.
Current Opinion in Lipidology
, 18
(2)
, 121-128.
https://doi.org/10.1097/mol.0b013e328082e4d5
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- 10.1097/mol.0b013e328082e4d5