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.
February 2012 update
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LIPID MAPS highlights
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LIPID MAPS Annual Meeting 2012 - Early registration ends Friday, March 9, 2012. Last year's meeting reached capacity before the early registration deadline!
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LIPID MAPS Structure Database (LMSD) downloads - Download tab-separated values (.tsv) files by lipid class, or download the whole database as a .tsv or Structure Data File (SDF).
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Research highlights
Hedgehog signalling: overcoming a prickly problem to reveal an oxysterol targetOxysterols can directly activate the transmembrane protein Smoothened through an allosteric mechanism to induce Hedgehog pathway signalling.
Epoxyeicosatrienoic acids in cancer: a wake-up call.Increased levels of epoxyeicosatrienoic acids promote escape from tumour dormancy and multiorgan metastasis by inducing VEGF-stimulated angiogenesis.
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Lipid of the month
Anandamide
Acting on the endocannabinoid system, anandamide promotes feelings of well-being, in addition to mediating other central and peripheral effects.
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Research library
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Glycerolipid signals alter mTOR complex 2 (mTORC2) to diminish insulin signaling-
Events calendar
Gordon Research Conference on Lipoprotein Metabolism
17 - 22 June, 2012
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7 - 8 May, 2012
Early registration ends Friday, March 9th
