[HTML][HTML] Ceramide and related molecules in viral infections

N Beckmann, KA Becker - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Ceramide can be key for the formation of viral replication sites. Sphingomyelinases often …
ceramide synthesis enhances IAV replication [121], and exogenous ceramide reduces viral

Sphingomyelin is essential for the structure and function of the double-membrane vesicles in hepatitis C virus RNA replication factories

H Gewaid, H Aoyagi, M Arita, K Watashi… - Journal of …, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
ceramide transfer protein (CERT), which is in the SM biosynthesis pathway, are essential for
the biosynthesis of double-membrane vesicles (DMVs), the sites of viralceramide synthesis

[HTML][HTML] Glucosylceramide synthase maintains influenza virus entry and infection

K Drews, MP Calgi, WC Harrison, CM Drews… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
… to decreased influenza virus infection [23–25,34]. Conversely, reductions in ceramide
synthesis through inhibition of ceramide synthase led to an increase in influenza virus replication […

[HTML][HTML] Ceramide synthase 2 deletion decreases the infectivity of HIV-1

E Barklis, A Alfadhli, JE Kyle, LM Bramer… - Journal of Biological …, 2021 - ASBMB
ceramide synthase (CerS) enzymes that produce ceramides, … In many cell types, CerS2,
which catalyzes the synthesis of … into virus particles, but it reduced the infectivites of viruses

[HTML][HTML] Serum ceramide species are associated with liver cirrhosis and viral genotype in patients with hepatitis C infection

M Höring, G Peschel, J Grimm, S Krautbauer… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
ceramide levels are related to liver cirrhosis and viral genotype. Whether the more favorable
serum ceramide … Mice deficient in ceramide synthase 2 are unable to synthesize very-long-…

Restoration of ceramide de novo synthesis by the synthetic retinoid ST1926 as it induces adult T-cell leukemia cell death

B Ghandour, C Pisano, N Darwiche… - Bioscience …, 2020 - portlandpress.com
… ATL is an aggressive neoplasm that develops following infection with human T-cell
lymphotropic virus-1 (HTLV-1) where the viral oncogene Tax contributes to the pathogenesis of the …

[HTML][HTML] The implication of sphingolipids in viral infections

S Thomas, SV Samuel, A Hoch, C Syphurs… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
… the newly synthesized viral particles … virus via ceramide flux—a key mediator of Zika infection
[59]. A recent study demonstrated that Zika virus requires host glycosphingolipids for viral

Ceramide promotes lytic reactivation of Epstein-Barr virus in gastric carcinoma

JY Kim, YJ Min, MH Lee, YR An, H Ashktorab… - Journal of …, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
… that Epstein-Barr virus infection leads to a reduction in ceramide levels. Additionally… ceramide
levels. This study reports the regulation of lytic replication by ceramide in Epstein-Barr virus

[HTML][HTML] Tick-borne encephalitis virus modulates sphingolipid and phospholipid metabolism in infected human neuronal cells

P Šimečková, J Slavík, A Fořtová, I Huvarová… - Microbes and …, 2024 - Elsevier
… with a specific inhibitor of ceramide synthesis impaired TBEV replication. These findings
suggested that suppression of the de novo sphingolipid synthesis pathway could be a …

The role of ceramide in regulating endoplasmic reticulum function

ID Zelnik, AE Ventura, JL Kim, LC Silva… - Biochimica et Biophysica …, 2020 - Elsevier
… for ceramide synthesis, ceramide accumulation in the ER leads to cell death. Thus, ceramide
… by flavivirus, either West Nile virus or Dengue virus, had elevated ceramide levels [86,87] …