The changing lipidome during cell division

Arnaud Echard; David Burgess

doi:10.1016/j.cell.2014.01.018

The changing lipidome during cell division

Cell. 2014 Jan 30;156(3):394-5. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2014.01.018.

Authors

Arnaud Echard¹, David Burgess²

Affiliations

¹ Membrane Traffic and Cell Division Lab, Institut Pasteur and CNRS URA2582, 25-28 rue du Dr. Roux, 75015 Paris, France. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Biology, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 24485447
DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2014.01.018

Abstract

Cell division entails dramatic membrane rearrangements, but what is the role of lipids in the process? Eggert et al. explore the dynamics of the lipidome during cell division and provide new insights on the functions of specific lipids in cytokinesis.

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MeSH terms

Cell Division*
Cell Membrane / chemistry*
Humans
Membrane Lipids / analysis*

Substances

Membrane Lipids