Sphingomyelin Synthase 2 Is One of the Determinants for Plasma and Liver Sphingomyelin Levels in Mice
Author(s) -
Jing Liu,
Hongqi Zhang,
Zhiqiang Li,
Tiruneh Hailemariam,
Mahua Chakraborty,
Kailiu Jiang,
Daniel Qiu,
Hai H. Bui,
David A. Peake,
MingShang Kuo,
Raj Wadgaonkar,
Guoqing Cao,
XianCheng Jiang
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
arteriosclerosis thrombosis and vascular biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.007
H-Index - 270
eISSN - 1524-4636
pISSN - 1079-5642
DOI - 10.1161/atvbaha.109.185223
Subject(s) - sphingomyelin , medicine , endocrinology , lipoprotein , chemistry , cholesterol , ceramide , knockout mouse , sphingolipid , sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase , in vivo , metabolism , biology , biochemistry , receptor , apoptosis , microbiology and biotechnology
It has been proposed that plasma sphingomyelin (SM) plays a very important role in plasma lipoprotein metabolism and atherosclerosis. Sphingomyelin synthase (SMS) is the last enzyme for SM de novo biosynthesis. Two SMS genes, SMS1 and SMS2, have been cloned and characterized.
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