Sphingolipids: Regulators of crosstalk between apoptosis and autophagy

Journal of Lipid Research

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 5-19

  Young, Megan M ^a   Kester, Mark ^a   Wang, Hong Gang ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer therapy; Ceramide; Dihydroceramide; Gangliosides; Programmed cell death; Sphingosine; Sphingosine 1 phosphate; Switch

Indexed keywords

AUTOPHAGY PROTEIN 5; BECLIN 1; CASPASE 8; CERAMIDE; DEATH DOMAIN RECEPTOR SIGNALING ADAPTOR PROTEIN; DIHYDROCERAMIDE; GANGLIOSIDE; PROTEIN BNIP3; PROTEIN KINASE B; SPHINGOLIPID; SPHINGOSINE; SPHINGOSINE 1 PHOSPHATE; STRESS ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APOPTOSIS; AUTOPHAGOSOME; AUTOPHAGY; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER RESISTANCE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CELL FATE; CELL SURVIVAL; CONJUGATION; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPIDOMICS; LIPIDOSIS; LIPOGENESIS; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; AUTOPHAGY; HUMANS; SPHINGOLIPIDS;

EID: 84871250128     PISSN: 00222275     EISSN: 15397262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1194/jlr.R031278     Document Type: Review

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