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Abstract
Ceramide 1-phosphate (C1P) is a pleiotropic bioactive sphingolipid metabolite capable of regulating key physiologic cell functions and promoting pathologic processes. Concerning pathology, C1P or ceramide kinase (CerK), the enzyme responsible for its biosynthesis in mammalian cells, has been implicated in cancer cell growth, survival, and dissemination and is involved in inflammatory responses associated with different types of cancer cells. The mechanisms or signaling pathways mediating these C1P actions have only been partially described. This chapter reviews recent progress in identifying signal transduction pathways involved in the promotion of cancer cell growth, survival, and dissemination by CerK and C1P.Entities:
Keywords: Apoptosis; Cell migration; Ceramide 1-phosphate; Ceramides; Leukemia; Lung cancer; Metastasis; Neuroblastoma; Pancreas cancer; Sphingolipids
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Year: 2018 PMID: 30060810 DOI: 10.1016/bs.acr.2018.04.012
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Adv Cancer Res ISSN: 0065-230X Impact factor: 6.242