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Lipid Biosynthesis: History
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Contributor: Yu Peng

Lipid biosynthesis is the enzymatic formation of lipids from cellular precursors. Within sphingolipid metabolism, synthesis generates molecules built around a sphingoid backbone and connects membrane composition with lipid-mediated signaling. Ceramide, sphingosine, and their phosphorylated derivatives participate in interconnected pathways that generate distinct bioactive species [1]. The activities of biosynthetic and interconversion enzymes establish the molecular composition of the sphingolipid pool [2]. Homeostatic regulation acts at early pathway steps: Orm-family proteins modulate serine palmitoyltransferase, linking sphingolipid abundance to further precursor production [3]. Subsequent reactions distribute intermediates among complex sphingolipids and signaling metabolites. Compartment-specific synthesis, transport, and degradation connect organelles and help maintain cellular sphingolipid balance. This organization gives each lipid species a particular biosynthetic origin, cellular location, and relationship to the wider metabolic network [4].

  • lipid biosynthesis
  • sphingolipids
  • ceramide
  • serine palmitoyltransferase

References

  1. Yusuf A. Hannun; Lina M. Obeid; Principles of bioactive lipid signalling: lessons from sphingolipids. Nat. Rev. Mol. Cell Biol. 2008, 9, 139-150, 10.1038/nrm2329.
  2. Yusuf A. Hannun; Lina M. Obeid; Sphingolipids and their metabolism in physiology and disease. Nat. Rev. Mol. Cell Biol. 2017, 19, 175-191, 10.1038/nrm.2017.107.
  3. David K. Breslow; Sean R. Collins; Bernd Bodenmiller; Ruedi Aebersold; Kai Simons; Andrej Shevchenko; Christer S. Ejsing; Jonathan S. Weissman; Orm family proteins mediate sphingolipid homeostasis. Nature 2010, 463, 1048-1053, 10.1038/nature08787.
  4. Andrew Kuo; Timothy Hla; Regulation of cellular and systemic sphingolipid homeostasis. Nat. Rev. Mol. Cell Biol. 2024, 25, 802-821, 10.1038/s41580-024-00742-y.
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