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GIPC: Glycosyl Inositol Phospho Ceramides, the major sphingolipids on earth

Sébastien MongrandPaul GouguetVéronique GermainJulien GronnierJean-luc Cacas

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0106 biological sciences0301 basic medicineGlycosylationGlycosylationVery long chain fatty acidPlant ScienceBiologyCeramidesModels Biological01 natural sciencesCell wall03 medical and health scienceschemistry.chemical_compoundMembrane MicrodomainsPlant defense against herbivoryAnimalsGlycosylInositolLipid bilayerSphingolipidsMini-ReviewPlantsSphingolipid030104 developmental biologychemistryBiochemistrylipids (amino acids peptides and proteins)010606 plant biology & botany

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What are the most abundant sphingolipids on earth? The answer is Glycosyl Inositol Phosphoryl Ceramides (GIPCs) present in fungi and the green lineage. In this review, we discuss the putative role of plant GIPCs in the lipid bilayer asymmetry, in the lateral organization of membrane rafts and in the very long chain fatty acid inter-leaflet coupling of lipids in the plant plasma membrane (PM). A special focus on the structural similarities -and putative functions- of GIPCs is discussed by comparison with animal gangliosides, structural homologs of plant GIPCs.

https://doi.org/10.1080/15592324.2016.1152438