A unique organelle for studying membrane biochemistry is the mitochondrion whose
functionality depends on a coordinated supply of proteins and lipids. Mitochondria are …

Due to its genetic tractability and increasing wealth of accessible data, the yeast
Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a model system of choice for the study of the genetics …

Extensively revised, reorganized, and expanded, the third edition of the industry standard,
The Lipid Handbook reflects many of the changes in lipid science and technology that have …

Subcellular membranes of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, including mitochondria, microsomes,
plasma membranes, secretory vesicles, vacuoles, nuclear membranes, peroxisomes, and …

Mg 2+-dependent phosphatidate (PA) phosphatase (3-sn-phosphatidate phosphohydrolase,
EC 3.1. 3.4) catalyzes the dephosphorylation of PA to yield diacylglycerol and P i. In this …

During the past two decades the frequencies and types of life-threatening fungal infections
have increased dramatically in immunocompromised patients (7, 220, 232, 282). Several …

The overall fatty acid composition of leaf lipids in a mutant of Arabidopsis thaliana was
characterized by reduced levels of polyunsaturated 18-carbon fatty acids and an increased …

Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) are important membrane components and precursors of
signaling molecules. To investigate the roles of these fatty acids in growth, development …

Biological membranes are composed of hundreds of distinct proteins and phospholipids(1,
2). Because of their catalytic roles, the functions of membrane proteins are often easy to …

myo-Inositol-1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6-hexakisphosphate (Ins P6) was first described as an abundant
form of phosphorus in plant seeds and other plant tissues and dubbed “phytic acid” …