Welcome to the Lipidomics Gateway

Welcome to the Lipidomics Gateway: a free, comprehensive website for researchers interested in lipid biology. Use the site to stay abreast of developments each month from across the field, and explore the rich information collections, tools and resources from the LIPID MAPS consortium.

February 2010 update

• • Research highlights

    • Immune response: Oxysterol takes Toll on IgA

      Lipidomic study reveals that secretion of 25-hydroxycholesterol by macrophages regulates the adaptive immune response.

    • Cancer: Growing on a free-fat diet

      High expression of a lipid-hydrolyzing enzyme in aggressive cancer generates free fatty acids and fuels oncogenic lipid-signaling pathways.

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• • Lipid of the month

    

    2-Arachidonoylglycerol
    Endocannabinoids, including 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG), are endogenous lipid mediators that activate the cannabinoid receptors.

• • Latest news

    • Health benefits of red-wine chemical unclear

    • 'Big science' spurs collaborative trend

    • Why oil from the Exxon Valdez lingers

    • Bisphenol A link to heart disease confirmed

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• • Research library

    • A novel form of Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence Microscopy (LG-TIRFM) reveals different and independent lipid raft domains in living cellsBiochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids

    • The p110-delta structure: mechanisms for selectivity and potency of new PI(3)K inhibitorsNature Chemical Biology

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