Lipidomics update - April, 2018
The lipidomics update provides an overview of developments in lipid research. Each month we offer a fresh collection of research, news and events for the specialist and the interested non-specialist alike.
LIPID MAPS highlights
LIPID MAPS Proteome Database (LMPD) - The LIPID MAPS Proteome Database (LMPD) of lipid-related genes and proteins contains data for over 8,500 genes and over 12,500 proteins from Homo sapiens, Mus musculus, Rattus norvegicus, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Caenorhabditis elegans, Escherichia coli, Macaca mulata, Drosophila melanogaster, Arabidopsis thaliana and Danio rerio.
Lipid of the month
Aldosterone (LMST02030026) is a steroid hormone of the mineralocorticoid family synthesized from cholesterol in the adrenal gland. It plays a central role in the regulation of blood pressure, mainly by acting on the distal tubules and collecting ducts of the nephron, increasing reabsorption of ions and water. When dysregulated, aldosterone is pathogenic and contributes to the development and progression of cardiovascular and renal disease. Aldosterone is part of the renin-angiotensin system and tends to promote Na+ and water retention, and lower plasma K+ concentration.
Events calendar
63rd ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry
May 31 - June 4, 2015
10th European Biophysics Congress
July 18 - 22, 2015
Research library
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Phospholipase A2 regulates eicosanoid class switching during inflammasome activation.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2014 Sep 2;111(35):12746-51. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1404372111. Epub 2014 Aug 19.
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Time-varying causal inference from phosphoproteomic measurements in macrophage cells.
IEEE Trans Biomed Circuits Syst. 2014 Feb;8(1):74-86. doi: 10.1109/TBCAS.2013.2288035.