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.

September 2010 update

• • Research highlights

    • PPARγ regulators: Cyclic phosphatidic acid acts down

      Cyclic phosphatidic acid is a second messenger and a competitive antagonist of PPARγ.

    • Localizing lipids: Subcellular distribution

      Lipidomic study analyzes the subcellular localization of major membrane lipids in resting and activated macrophages.

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• • Lipid of the month

    

    Cyclic phosphatidic acid (cPA)
    An analogue of lysophosphatidic acid, with diametric effects, cPA is an anti-metastatic signaling lipid that negatively regulates PPARγ.

• • Latest news

    • Nano-hairpin peeks into cells

    • Food firms test fry Pioneer's trans fat–free soybean oil

    • Million-dollar problem cracked?

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• • Research library

    • A Vibrio effector protein is an inositol phosphatase and disrupts host cell membrane integrityScience

    • Identification of a lipid peroxidation product as the source of oxidation-specific epitopes recognized by anti-DNA autoantibodiesJournal of Biological Chemistry

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