Alkaline ceramidase 1 is essential for mammalian skin homeostasis and regulating whole-body energy expenditure

Journal of Pathology

Volumn 239, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 374-383

  Liakath Ali, Kifayathullah ^a,b   Vancollie, Valerie E ^c   Lelliott, Christopher J ^c   Speak, Anneliese O ^c   Lafont, David ^c   Protheroe, Hayley J ^c   Ingvorsen, Camilla ^b,c   Galli, Antonella ^c   Green, Angela ^c   Gleeson, Diane ^c   Ryder, Ed ^c   Glover, Leanne ^f   Vizcay Barrena, Gema ^f   Karp, Natasha A ^c   Arends, Mark J ^d   Brenn, Thomas ^e   Spiegel, Sarah ^g   Adams, David J ^c   Watt, Fiona M ^a   van der Weyden, Louise ^c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c WELLCOME TRUST SANGER INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^e WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^g VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ceramidase; energy homeostasis; sebaceous glands; skin homeostasis

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE CERAMIDASE; ALKALINE CERAMIDASE 1; CERAMIDE; SPHINGOLIPID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACER1 GENE; ALOPECIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COMPARTMENTALIZATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EPIDERMIS; FAT CONTENT; FEMALE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; HAIR FOLLICLE STEM CELL; HOMEOSTASIS; HYPERMETABOLISM; KERATINOCYTE; MALE; MAMMAL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SEBACEOUS GLAND; SKIN HOMEOSTASIS; SKIN WATER LOSS; STEM CELL; THERMOREGULATION;

EID: 84976259407     PISSN: 00223417     EISSN: 10969896     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/path.4737     Document Type: Article

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