New insight into the structure, reaction mechanism, and biological functions of neutral ceramidase

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids

Volumn 1841, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 682-691

  Ito, Makoto ^a   Okino, Nozomu ^a   Tani, Motohiro ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ceramide; Metabolism; Molecular evolution; Reaction mechanism; Sphingolipid; X ray crystal structure

Indexed keywords

MUCIN; NEUTRAL CERAMIDASE; PLASMA MEMBRANE NEUROTRANSMITTER TRANSPORTER;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; BIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS; CYTOSOL; ENZYME CONFORMATION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; GLYCOSYLATION; HUMAN; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; REVIEW;

EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA; PROKARYOTA; SPHINGOIDEA; VERTEBRATA;

CERAMIDE; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; REACTION MECHANISM; SPHINGOLIPID; X-RAY CRYSTAL STRUCTURE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEUTRAL CERAMIDASE; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 84897954357     PISSN: 13881981     EISSN: 18792618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2013.09.008     Document Type: Review

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