PNPLA1 is a transacylase essential for the generation of the skin barrier lipid ω-O-acylceramide

Loss-of-function mutations in an enzyme of unknown function, PNPLA1, cause dry and scaling skin in humans. Here Ohnoet al. show that PNPLA1 is a transacylase that acts in the final step of acylceramide production- esterification between ω-hydroxyceramide and linoleic acid acylceramide, yielding a li...

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Autores principales: Yusuke Ohno, Nozomi Kamiyama, Shota Nakamichi, Akio Kihara
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2017
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