作者: Stacey L Heaver , Elizabeth L Johnson , Ruth E Ley
DOI: 10.1016/J.MIB.2017.12.011
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摘要: Sphingolipids, a lipid class characterized by long-chain amino alcohol backbone, serve vital structural and signaling roles in eukaryotes. Though eukaryotes produce sphingolipids, this capacity is phylogenetically highly restricted Bacteria. Intriguingly, bacterial species commonly associated high abundance with eukaryotic hosts include sphingolipid producers, such as the Bacteroidetes mammalian gut. To date, role for sphingolipids immune system maturation has been described, but their fate impact host physiology metabolism remain to be elucidated. The conservation of those produced offer clues about which aspects biology may modulated these intriguing lipids.