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.

July 2011 update

• • Research highlights

    • Obesity and diabetes: An antidiabetic phospholipid

      DLPC improves insulin sensitivity and reduces fatty liver, in a mechanism involving the nuclear receptor LRH-1.

    • Lipid biosynthesis: Seek and ye shall find

      Researchers have found a key missing link in the mammalian phospholipid biosynthetic network — an unusual mitochondrial phosphatase, PTPMT1.

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• • Lipid of the month

    

    Aldosterone
    In addition to lowering blood pressure, new and existing drugs that target aldosterone might be useful for treating inflammation and insulin resistance.

• • Latest news

    • Human cell becomes living laser

    • Life hackers seek new tools

    • Whistle-blower claims his accusations cost him his job

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• • Research library

    • The outs and the ins of sphingosine-1-phosphate in immunityNature Reviews Immunology

    • Linking Lipid Metabolism to the Innate Immune Response in Macrophages through Sterol Regulatory Element Binding Protein-1aCell Metabolism

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