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SUBMITTER: Spassieva SD
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4603647 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Spassieva Stefka D SD Mullen Thomas D TD Townsend Danyelle M DM Obeid Lina M LM
The Biochemical journal 20091111 2
Ceramide metabolism has come under recent scrutiny because of its role in cellular stress responses. CerS2 (ceramide synthase 2) is one of the six mammalian isoforms of ceramide synthase and is responsible for the synthesis of VLC (very-long-chain) ceramides, e.g. C24, C24:1. To study the role of CerS2 in ceramide metabolism and cellular homoeostasis, we down-regulated CerS2 using siRNA (small interfering RNA) and examined several aspects of sphingolipid metabolism and cell stress responses. Cer ...[more]