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Regulated secretion of acid sphingomyelinase: implications for selectivity of ceramide formation.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 12 Nov 2010
Jenkins Russell W, Canals Daniel, Idkowiak-Baldys Jolanta, Simbari Fabio, Roddy Patrick, Perry David M, Kitatani Kazuyuki, Luberto Chiara, Hannun Yusuf A
Abstract excerpt
The acid sphingomyelinase (aSMase) gene gives rise to two distinct enzymes, lysosomal sphingomyelinase (L-SMase) and secretory sphingomyelinase (S-SMase), via differential trafficking of a common protein precursor. However, the regulation of S-SMase and its role in cytokine-induced ceramide formation remain ill defined. To determine the role of S-SMase in cellular sphingolipid metabolism, MCF7 breast carcinoma...
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