Phospholipid biosynthesis in mammalian cells

Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 113-128

  Vance, Jean E ^a   Vance, Dennis E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biosynthesis; Phosphatidic acid; Phosphatidylcholine; Phosphatidylethanolamine; Phosphatidylserine

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; GENES; PROTEINS; PURIFICATION;

ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; GENE PRODUCTS; MITOCHONDRIA;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

CHOLINE KINASE; CHOLINE PHOSPHATE CYTIDYLYLTRANSFERASE; CHOLINEPHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; ETHANOLAMINE; ETHANOLAMINE DERIVATIVE; ETHANOLAMINE KINASE; ETHANOLAMINE PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PHOSPHATIDIC ACID; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE; PHOSPHATIDYLSERINE DECARBOXYLASE; PHOSPHATIDYLSERINE SYNTHASE; PHOSPHATIDYLSERINE SYNTHASE 1; PHOSPHATIDYLSERINE SYNTHASE 2; PHOSPHOLIPID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHOLINE UPTAKE; DECARBOXYLATION; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; LIVER REGENERATION; MAMMAL CELL; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHOLIPID SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CHO CELLS; CRICETINAE; CYTIDINE DIPHOSPHATE; CYTIDINE DIPHOSPHATE CHOLINE; ETHANOLAMINES; EUKARYOTIC CELLS; HEPATOCYTES; HUMANS; MITOCHONDRIA; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINES; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINES; PHOSPHATIDYLSERINES; PHOSPHOLIPIDS;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 2342572271     PISSN: 08298211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/o03-073     Document Type: Review

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