Ceramide synthesis in the endoplasmic reticulum can permeabilize mitochondria to proapoptotic proteins

Journal of Lipid Research

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 625-634

  Stiban, Johnny ^a   Caputo, Laura ^a   Colombini, Marco ^a  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Ceramide channels; Dihydroceramide desaturase; Lipid transport; Mitochondria associated membranes

Indexed keywords

ADENYLATE KINASE; CERAMIDE; CERAMIDE DERIVATIVE; CYTOCHROME C; PROTEIN; ADENYLATE CYCLASE; APOPTOSIS REGULATORY PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; LIPID TRANSPORT; LIPOGENESIS; MALE; MITOCHONDRIAL PERMEABILITY; NONHUMAN; OUTER MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN SECRETION; RAT; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL FRACTIONATION; METABOLISM; MICROSOME; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; MITOCHONDRION; PERMEABILITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS REGULATORY PROTEINS; CELL FRACTIONATION; CERAMIDES; CYTOCHROMES C; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; MICROSOMES; MITOCHONDRIA; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANES; PERMEABILITY; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 42949105726     PISSN: 00222275     EISSN: 15397262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1194/jlr.M700480-JLR200     Document Type: Article

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