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SUBMITTER: Alam S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10003137 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

International journal of molecular sciences 20230226 5
Astrocytes are critical players in brain health and disease. Sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P), a bioactive signaling lipid, is involved in several vital processes, including cellular proliferation, survival, and migration. It was shown to be crucial for brain development. Its absence is embryonically lethal, affecting, inter alia, the anterior neural tube closure. However, an excess of S1P due to mutations in S1P-lyase (SGPL1), the enzyme responsible for its constitutive removal, is also harmful. O ...[more]