title: A tail of new lipids.
abstract: The inositol lipids play many essential roles in eukaryotic physiology, although the action has usually focused on the special properties of their headgroup. Now, a study by Clark et al (2014) re-focuses attention on the hydrophobic lipid tails, showing that these too exhibit unique biochemical properties--and are also likely to play a fundamental role in the biology of the lipid.
authors.affiliation: Section on Molecular Signal Transduction, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Gerald R V
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Hammond
authors.affiliation: Section on Molecular Signal Transduction, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Tamas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Balla
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004023:Dictyostelium / Q000502:physiology*; D010716:Phosphatidylinositols / Q000378:metabolism*; D010742:Phospholipid Ethers / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D010716:Phosphatidylinositols; D010742:Phospholipid Ethers