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Identification of novel anionic phospholipid binding domains in neutral sphingomyelinase 2 with selective binding preference.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 24 Jun 2011
Wu Bill X, Clarke Christopher J, Matmati Nabil, Montefusco David, Bartke Nana, Hannun Yusuf A
Abstract excerpt
Sphingolipids such as ceramide are recognized as vital regulators of many biological processes. Neutral sphingomyelinase 2 (nSMase2) is one of the key enzymes regulating ceramide production. It was previously shown that the enzymatic activity of nSMase2 was dependent on anionic phospholipids (APLs). In this study, the structural requirements for APL-selective binding of nSMase2 were determined and characterized....
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