Possible roles of glycosphingolipids in lipid rafts

K Kasahara, Y Sanai - Biophysical Chemistry, 1999 - Elsevier
Recent studies have suggested that glycosphingolipid (GSL)-cholesterol microdomains in
cell membranes may function as platforms for the attachment of lipid-modified proteins, such …

Functional roles of glycosphingolipids in signal transduction via lipid rafts

K Kasahara, Y Sanai - Glycoconjugate journal, 2000 - Springer
The formation of glycosphingolipid (GSL)-cholesterol microdomains in cell membranes has
been proposed to function as platforms for the attachment of lipid-modified proteins, such as …

Transient confinement of a glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored protein in the plasma membrane

ED Sheets, GM Lee, R Simson, K Jacobson - Biochemistry, 1997 - ACS Publications
Glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchored proteins participate in many cell surface
functions; however, the molecular associations of these lipid-linked proteins within the …

GPI-anchored proteins and glycosphingolipid-rich rafts: Platforms for adhesion and signaling

J Trotter, C Klein, EM Krämer - The Neuroscientist, 2000 - journals.sagepub.com
Glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchored proteins in mammalian cells play a role in
adhesion and signaling. They are sorted in the trans-Golgi network into glycosphingolipid …

Sphingomyelin chain length influences the distribution of GPI-anchored proteins in rafts in supported lipid bilayers

AE Garner, D Alastair Smith… - Molecular membrane …, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Glycosyl-phosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchored proteins are enriched in cholesterol-and
sphingolipid-rich lipid rafts within the membrane. Rafts are known to have roles in cellular …

Reduction of glycosphingolipid levels in lipid rafts affects the expression state and function of glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored proteins but does not impair …

M Nagafuku, K Kabayama, D Oka, A Kato… - Journal of Biological …, 2003 - ASBMB
Lipid rafts are highly enriched in cholesterol and sphingolipids. In contrast to many reports
that verify the importance of cholesterol among raft lipid components, studies that address …

Spatial and functional heterogeneity of sphingolipid-rich membrane domains

E Kiyokawa, T Baba, N Otsuka, A Makino… - Journal of Biological …, 2005 - ASBMB
Little is known about the organization of lipids in biomembranes. Lipid rafts are defined as
sphingolipid-and cholesterol-rich clusters in the membrane. Details of the lipid distribution of …

Lipid raft heterogeneity: an enigma

S Mishra, PG Joshi - Journal of neurochemistry, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Glycosphingolipids (GSLs) and glycoproteins are ubiquitous components of mammalian cell
membranes. GSLs are especially enriched in the nervous system and significantly contribute …

GPI-anchored proteins and lipid rafts.

V Sangiorgio, M Pitto, P Palestini… - The Italian journal of …, 2004 - europepmc.org
Several proteins are anchored to membranes via a post-translational lipid modification, the
glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchor. In mammals and other vertebrates, GPI-anchored …

Clusters of glycolipid and glycosylphosphatidylinositol‐anchored proteins in lymphoid cells: accumulation of actin regulated by local tyrosine phosphorylation

T Harder, K Simons - European journal of immunology, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
Lateral cross‐linking of glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)‐anchored proteins and
glycosphingolipids can trigger a signaling cascade which leads to activation of lymphoid …