Metabolism and biological functions of two phosphorylated sphingolipids, sphingosine 1-phosphate and ceramide 1-phosphate. 2007

Akio Kihara, and Susumu Mitsutake, and Yukiko Mizutani, and Yasuyuki Igarashi
Laboratory of Biomembrane and Biofunctional Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University, Nishi 6-Choume, Sapporo, Japan. kihara@pharm.hokudai.ac.jp

Sphingolipids are major lipid constituents of the eukaryotic plasma membrane. Without certain sphingolipids, cells and/or embryos cannot survive, indicating that sphingolipids possess important physiological functions that are not substituted for by other lipids. One such role may be signaling. Recent studies have revealed that some sphingolipid metabolites, such as long-chain bases (LCBs; sphingosine (Sph) in mammals), long-chain base 1-phosphates (LCBPs; sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) in mammals), ceramide (Cer), and ceramide 1-phosphate (C1P), act as signaling molecules. The addition of phosphate groups to LCB/Sph and Cer generates LCBP/S1P and C1P, respectively. These phospholipids exhibit completely different functions than those of their precursors. In this review, we describe recent advances in understanding the functions of LCBP/S1P and C1P in mammals and in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Since LCB/Sph, LCBP/S1P, Cer, and C1P are mutually convertible, regulation of not only the total amount of the each lipid but also of the overall balance in cellular levels is important. Therefore, we describe in detail their metabolic pathways, as well as the genes involved in each reaction.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008246 Lysophospholipids Derivatives of PHOSPHATIDIC ACIDS that lack one of its fatty acyl chains due to its hydrolytic removal. Lysophosphatidic Acids,Lysophospholipid,Acids, Lysophosphatidic
D010766 Phosphorylation The introduction of a phosphoryl group into a compound through the formation of an ester bond between the compound and a phosphorus moiety. Phosphorylations
D001792 Blood Platelets Non-nucleated disk-shaped cells formed in the megakaryocyte and found in the blood of all mammals. They are mainly involved in blood coagulation. Platelets,Thrombocytes,Blood Platelet,Platelet,Platelet, Blood,Platelets, Blood,Thrombocyte
D002518 Ceramides Members of the class of neutral glycosphingolipids. They are the basic units of SPHINGOLIPIDS. They are sphingoids attached via their amino groups to a long chain fatty acyl group. They abnormally accumulate in FABRY DISEASE. Ceramide
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D013107 Sphingolipids A class of membrane lipids that have a polar head and two nonpolar tails. They are composed of one molecule of the long-chain amino alcohol sphingosine (4-sphingenine) or one of its derivatives, one molecule of a long-chain acid, a polar head alcohol and sometimes phosphoric acid in diester linkage at the polar head group. (Lehninger et al, Principles of Biochemistry, 2nd ed) Lysosphingolipids,Sphingolipid
D013110 Sphingosine An amino alcohol with a long unsaturated hydrocarbon chain. Sphingosine and its derivative sphinganine are the major bases of the sphingolipids in mammals. (Dorland, 28th ed) 4-Sphingenine,4 Sphingenine
D015398 Signal Transduction The intracellular transfer of information (biological activation/inhibition) through a signal pathway. In each signal transduction system, an activation/inhibition signal from a biologically active molecule (hormone, neurotransmitter) is mediated via the coupling of a receptor/enzyme to a second messenger system or to an ion channel. Signal transduction plays an important role in activating cellular functions, cell differentiation, and cell proliferation. Examples of signal transduction systems are the GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID-postsynaptic receptor-calcium ion channel system, the receptor-mediated T-cell activation pathway, and the receptor-mediated activation of phospholipases. Those coupled to membrane depolarization or intracellular release of calcium include the receptor-mediated activation of cytotoxic functions in granulocytes and the synaptic potentiation of protein kinase activation. Some signal transduction pathways may be part of larger signal transduction pathways; for example, protein kinase activation is part of the platelet activation signal pathway. Cell Signaling,Receptor-Mediated Signal Transduction,Signal Pathways,Receptor Mediated Signal Transduction,Signal Transduction Pathways,Signal Transduction Systems,Pathway, Signal,Pathway, Signal Transduction,Pathways, Signal,Pathways, Signal Transduction,Receptor-Mediated Signal Transductions,Signal Pathway,Signal Transduction Pathway,Signal Transduction System,Signal Transduction, Receptor-Mediated,Signal Transductions,Signal Transductions, Receptor-Mediated,System, Signal Transduction,Systems, Signal Transduction,Transduction, Signal,Transductions, Signal

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