Lipidomics update - April, 2018
The lipidomics update provides an overview of developments in lipid research. Each month we offer a fresh collection of research, news and events for the specialist and the interested non-specialist alike.
LIPID MAPS® highlights
Key Lipidomics Publications - View a growing list of key publications from members of the LIPID MAPS Consortium and other lipidomics researchers.
LIPID MAPS Annual Meeting 2016: Lipidomics Impact on Metabolic, Cancer, Cardiovascular and Inflammatory Diseases - Register now to ensure your spot!
Lipid of the month
Sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) is an signaling sphingolipid and is composed of a C18 sphingoid base with a phosphate group at the C1 position. Phosphorylation of sphingosine to S1P is catalyzed by sphingosine kinase, an enzyme ubiquitously found in the cytosol and endoplasmatic reticulum of various types of cells. Although S1P is of importance in the entire human body, it is a major regulator of vascular and immune systems. In the vascular system, S1P regulates angioge nesis, vascular stability, and permeability. In the immune system, it is now recognized as a major regulator of trafficking of T- and B-cells.
Events calendar
Second "Young Investigators in Lipid Science" Meeting
May 10 - 11, 2016, Düsseldorf, Germany
1st International Symposium on Lipid Oxidation and Antioxidants
June 5-7, 2016, Porto, Portugal
Research library
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Cell Metabolomism, Volume 20, Issue 2, p295–305, 5 August 2014
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A community-driven global reconstruction of human metabolism.
Nat Biotechnol. 2013 May;31(5):419-25. doi: 10.1038/nbt.2488. Epub 2013 Mar 3.