Bacteria control the homeostasis of membrane lipid biophysical properties by altering the chain length of fatty acids, as well as the ratio of saturated:unsaturated fatty acids. The de novo ...

Although the nutritional energy supply normally increases insulin and lipid signalling through PI3K, excess circulating fatty acids induce long-term insulin resistance and function as pro ...

All known life forms are made up of cells enclosed by lipid membranes that separate and protect the cell’s contents. The ...

Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2008;6(3):391-409. Phosphatidic acid phosphatase/phosphohydrolase (PAP) is an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of phosphatidic acid to ...

New research offers a potential explanation for the formation of early Earth protocells. Few questions have captivated ...

Lipids are made from long chains of fatty acids, but before the existence of complex life, how did these first cell membranes ...

Lipids, or fats, are essential to life. They form the membranes around cells, protecting them from the outside. In nature, there is an enormous diversity of lipids, with each organism having its own ...

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