Glycosphingolipids: synthesis and functions

G D'Angelo, S Capasso, L Sticco, D Russo - The FEBS journal, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Glycosphingolipids (GSL s) comprise a heterogeneous group of membrane lipids formed by
a ceramide backbone covalently linked to a glycan moiety. Hundreds of different glycans …

Gaucher disease: haematological presentations and complications

AS Thomas, A Mehta… - British journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Gaucher disease (GD) is an autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disease, caused by
deficiency of the enzyme glucocerebrosidase, required for the degradation of …

Glycosphingolipids are mediators of cancer plasticity through independent signaling pathways

C Cumin, YL Huang, C Rossdam, F Ruoff… - Cell Reports, 2022 - cell.com
The molecular repertoire promoting cancer cell plasticity is not fully elucidated. Here, we
propose that glycosphingolipids (GSLs), specifically the globo and ganglio series, correlate …

Sphingolipids: key regulators of apoptosis and pivotal players in cancer drug resistance

P Giussani, C Tringali, L Riboni, P Viani… - International journal of …, 2014 - mdpi.com
Drug resistance elicited by cancer cells still constitutes a huge problem that frequently
impairs the efficacy of both conventional and novel molecular therapies. Chemotherapy …

[HTML][HTML] Pathophysiological roles and applications of glycosphingolipids in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer diseases

X Jin, GY Yang - Progress in Lipid Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Glycosphingolipids (GSLs) are major amphiphilic glycolipids present on the surface of living
cell membranes. They have important biological functions, including maintaining plasma …

Glycosphingolipid–protein interaction in signal transduction

D Russo, S Parashuraman, G D'Angelo - International Journal of …, 2016 - mdpi.com
Glycosphingolipids (GSLs) are a class of ceramide-based glycolipids essential for embryo
development in mammals. The synthesis of specific GSLs depends on the expression of …

Deciphering the importance of glycosphingolipids on cellular and molecular mechanisms associated with epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition in cancer

C Cumin, YL Huang, A Everest-Dass, F Jacob - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Every living cell is covered with a dense and complex layer of glycans on the cell surface,
which have important functions in the interaction between cells and their environment …

Increased expression of SSEA-4 on TKI-resistant non–small cell lung cancer with EGFR-T790M mutation

NY Chen, CW Lin, TY Lai, CY Wu… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - National Acad Sciences
Non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), a major life-threatening disease accounting for 85% of
all lung cancer cases, has been treated with tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs), but often …

Glycosphingolipid metabolism in cell fate specification

D Russo, L Capolupo, JS Loomba… - Journal of cell …, 2018 - journals.biologists.com
Glycosphingolipids (GSLs) are ubiquitous components of eukaryotic plasma membranes
that consist of a ceramide backbone linked to a glycan moiety. Both the ceramide and the …

Golgi maturation‐dependent glycoenzyme recycling controls glycosphingolipid biosynthesis and cell growth via GOLPH3

R Rizzo, D Russo, K Kurokawa, P Sahu… - The EMBO …, 2021 - embopress.org
Glycosphingolipids are important components of the plasma membrane where they
modulate the activities of membrane proteins including signalling receptors …