2013
Sphingolipid Homeostasis in the Endoplasmic Reticulum and Beyond
Breslow DK. Sphingolipid Homeostasis in the Endoplasmic Reticulum and Beyond. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives In Biology 2013, 5: a013326. PMID: 23545423, PMCID: PMC3683901, DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a013326.BooksConceptsSphingolipid homeostasisEndoplasmic reticulumEssential cellular rolesSphingolipid metabolismCritical regulatory sitePotent signaling moleculesCellular rolesFamily proteinsSphingolipid productionSignaling moleculesRegulatory sitesPhysiologic cuesBasic biochemistryComplex glycosphingolipidsMembrane functionHomeostasisDiverse groupSphingolipidsNew insightsReticulumMetabolic demandsDetailed understandingMetabolismStructural componentsInitial synthesis
2010
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