| Literature DB >> 27074617 |
Julien Gronnier1, Véronique Germain1, Paul Gouguet1, Jean-Luc Cacas1,2, Sébastien Mongrand1.
Abstract
What are the most abundant sphingolipids on earth? The answer is Glycosyl Inositol Phosphoryl Ceramides (GIPCs) present in fungi and the green lineage. In this review, we discuss the putative role of plant GIPCs in the lipid bilayer asymmetry, in the lateral organization of membrane rafts and in the very long chain fatty acid inter-leaflet coupling of lipids in the plant plasma membrane (PM). A special focus on the structural similarities -and putative functions- of GIPCs is discussed by comparison with animal gangliosides, structural homologs of plant GIPCs.Entities:
Keywords: Cell wall; GIPC; Plasma membrane; Sphingolipids; Sterols; VLFCA; gangliosides; interdigitation continuum; plant defense; raft domain
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27074617 PMCID: PMC4883921 DOI: 10.1080/15592324.2016.1152438
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Plant Signal Behav ISSN: 1559-2316