Lipids and membranes
From the Journals: JBC
How cells recover from stress. Cancer cells need cysteine to proliferate. Method to make small membrane proteins. Read about papers on these topics recently published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry.
From the Journals: JLR
Promising therapeutic candidate for steatosis. Unique lipid profiles in glycogen storage disease. Microglial lactic acid mediates neuroinflammation. Read about these recent papers.
Meet Robert Helsley
The Journal of Lipid Research junior associate editor studies chronic liver disease and was the first in his family to attend college.
From the journals: JLR
Protein analysis of dopaminergic neurons. Predicting immunotherapy responses in lung cancer. ZASP: An efficient proteomics sample prep method. Read about papers on these topics recently published in Molecular & Cellular Proteomics.
Unsheathing the role of myelin lipids in Alzheimer’s disease
Xianlin Han, an ASBMB Breakthroughs speaker, discussed his pioneering work on lipidomics and the role of sulfatide lipids in Alzheimer's disease.
Lipid biomarkers hold clues to stroke recovery
Scientists at the University of Arizona found that a lipid mediator accumulates with the waves of inflammation associated with stroke and foamy macrophages.
From the journals: JLR
Can diacylglycerol combat athlete hyperuricemia? Inhibiting a cardiac enzyme improves metabolism. Targeting angiopoietins to combat liver injury. Read about papers on these topics recently published in the Journal of Lipid Research.
Analyzing triglycerides in Americans of African ancestry
Using the All of Us database, researchers at Vanderbilt sought a genetic reason why some patients, often underrepresented in research, could have varying levels of fat in the bloodstream.
Curiosity turned a dietitian into a lipid scientist
Judy Storch will receive the Avanti Award in Lipids at the 2025 ASBMB Annual Meeting, April 12–15 in Chicago.