Welcome to the Lipidomics Gateway

Welcome to the Lipidomics Gateway: a free, comprehensive website for researchers interested in lipid biology. Use the site to stay abreast of developments each month from across the field, and explore the rich information collections, tools and resources from the LIPID MAPS consortium.

July 2009 update

• • Research highlights

    • Fat finding in disease: Lipids coming 'ome

      New lipidomics techniques define specific lipid profiles produced during disease states or found on invading pathogens, opening new avenues for treatment.

    • Low-fat marrow: Good for the blood

      Bone-marrow adipocytes reduce hematopoiesis and may represent a novel target for enhancing post-transplant recovery.

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• • Lipid of the month

    

    Prostaglandin E2
    Injury, infection and autoimmune disease can produce red and painful swelling, mediated by bioactive eicosanoids including prostaglandin E2. PGE2 signaling is also implicated in maintenance of homeostasis, and in the diverse disease processes that arise when that maintenance slips.

• • Latest news

    • Drug quells anxiety in early trials

    • Mouse patent sparks 'uncivil' spat

    • Californian universities caught in budget hell

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• • Research library

    • Mitochondrial long chain fatty acid beta-oxidation in man and mouse.Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids

    • Localisation of DivIVA by targeting to negatively curved membranes.The EMBO Journal

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