Lipid Transporters Beam Signals from Cell Membranes

Lipid composition in cellular membranes plays an important role in maintaining the structural integrity of cells and in regulating cellular signaling that controls functions of both membrane-anchored and cytoplasmic proteins. ATP-dependent ABC and P4-ATPase lipid transporters, two integral membrane...

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Main Authors: Miliça Ristovski, Danny Farhat, Shelly Ellaine M. Bancud, Jyh-Yeuan Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-07-01
Series:Membranes
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0375/11/8/562
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Summary:Lipid composition in cellular membranes plays an important role in maintaining the structural integrity of cells and in regulating cellular signaling that controls functions of both membrane-anchored and cytoplasmic proteins. ATP-dependent ABC and P4-ATPase lipid transporters, two integral membrane proteins, are known to contribute to lipid translocation across the lipid bilayers on the cellular membranes. In this review, we will highlight current knowledge about the role of cholesterol and phospholipids of cellular membranes in regulating cell signaling and how lipid transporters participate this process.
ISSN:2077-0375