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Acidic Sphingomyelinase (ASM) Is Necessary for Fas-induced GD3 Ganglioside Accumulation and Efficient Apoptosis of Lymphoid Cells
16 Mar 1998
Abstract excerpt
Ceramides deriving from sphingomyelin hydrolysis are important mediators of apoptotic signals originating from Fas (APO-1/CD95). However, definitive evidence for the role played by individual sphingomyelinases is still lacking. We have analyzed lymphoblastoid cell lines derived from patients affected by Niemann Pick disease (NPD), an autosomal recessive disorder caused by loss-of-function mutations within the...
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