Sphingosine 1-phosphate receptors and metabolic enzymes as druggable targets for brain diseases

S Grassi, L Mauri, S Prioni, L Cabitta… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The central nervous system is characterized by a high content of sphingolipids and by a high
diversity in terms of different structures. Stage-and cell-specific sphingolipid metabolism and …

Lipid phosphate phosphatases and their roles in mammalian physiology and pathology

X Tang, MGK Benesch, DN Brindley - Journal of lipid research, 2015 - ASBMB
Lipid phosphate phosphatases (LPPs) are a group of enzymes that belong to a
phosphatase/phosphotransferase family. Mammalian LPPs consist of three isoforms: LPP1 …

[HTML][HTML] The transporter Spns2 is required for secretion of lymph but not plasma sphingosine-1-phosphate

A Mendoza, B Bréart, WD Ramos-Perez, LA Pitt… - Cell reports, 2012 - cell.com
Summary Plasma sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) regulates vascular permeability, and
plasma and lymph S1P guide lymphocyte egress from lymphoid organs. S1P is made …

Lipid phosphate phosphatase 3 enables efficient thymic egress

B Bréart, WD Ramos-Perez, A Mendoza… - Journal of Experimental …, 2011 - rupress.org
The signaling lipid sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) stabilizes the vasculature, directs
lymphocyte egress from lymphoid organs, and shapes inflammatory responses. However …

Bergmann glia function in granule cell migration during cerebellum development

H Xu, Y Yang, X Tang, M Zhao, F Liang, P Xu… - Molecular …, 2013 - Springer
Granule cell migration influences the laminar structure of the cerebellum and thereby affects
cerebellum function. Bergmann glia are derived from radial glial cells and aid in granule cell …

Lipid phosphate phosphatases and cancer

X Tang, DN Brindley - Biomolecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Lipid phosphate phosphatases (LPPs) are a group of three enzymes (LPP1–3) that belong
to a phospholipid phosphatase (PLPP) family. The LPPs dephosphorylate a wide spectrum …

Lipid-Induced Epigenomic Changes in Human Macrophages Identify a Coronary Artery Disease-Associated Variant that Regulates PPAP2B Expression through …

ME Reschen, KJ Gaulton, D Lin, EJ Soilleux… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified over 40 loci that affect risk of
coronary artery disease (CAD) and the causal mechanisms at the majority of loci are …

Mice With Targeted Inactivation of Ppap2b in Endothelial and Hematopoietic Cells Display Enhanced Vascular Inflammation and Permeability

M Panchatcharam, AK Salous, J Brandon… - … , and vascular biology, 2014 - Am Heart Assoc
Objective—Lipid phosphate phosphatase 3 (LPP3), encoded by the PPAP2B gene, is an
integral membrane enzyme that dephosphorylates, and thereby terminates, the G-protein …

Physiological and pathological functions of sphingolipids in pregnancy

Y Fakhr, DN Brindley, DG Hemmings - Cellular Signalling, 2021 - Elsevier
Signaling by the bioactive sphingolipid, sphingosine 1–phosphate (S1P), and its precursors
are emerging areas in pregnancy research. S1P and ceramide levels increase towards end …

A map of the distribution of sphingosine 1-phosphate in the spleen

WD Ramos-Perez, V Fang, D Escalante-Alcalde… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Despite the importance of signaling lipids, many questions remain about their function
because few tools are available for charting lipid gradients in vivo. Here we generated a …