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Month: January 2018

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Lipid Tracing in Murine Brain Tissues

Posted on January 31, 2018 by Will Bowman

Author: Will Bowman Astrocytes and oligodendrocytes in grey and white matter regions of the brain metabolize fatty acids Authors: Kristina Hofmann, Rosalia Rodriguez-Rodriguez, Anne Gaebler,…

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A new Model for Dietary Influence on Plasma Membranes

Posted on January 29, 2018 by Suzi Birnbaum

Author: Suzi Birnbaum Access the described article here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29134198 Plasma membrane (PM) composition is necessary for regulating cell function and cell signaling. Lipids (specifically phospholipids) are…

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Blog spotlight (practice)

Posted on January 28, 2018 by Brendan Trafford

Author: Brendan Trafford Fatty Acid oxidation is crucial for many pathways and functions in the human body. The product of fatty acid oxidation, Acetyl-CoA, plays…

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Fatty Acid β-oxidation Leads to Epigenetic Changes to Promote Lymphangiogensis

Posted on January 25, 2018 by Calvin Inners

The lymphatic system in important to various biological processes such as clearing harmful metabolites, collecting dietary lipids, and controlling the amount of water in one’s…

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“The role of fatty acid β-oxidation in lymphangiogenesis” Spotlight

Posted on January 24, 2018 by Brittany Shimanski

Acetyl CoA has many different roles in various pathways, serving in making energy, biosynthesis, and in post-transnational modifications controlling epigenetic gene expression. Wong et al.…

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A Review of Wong et al 2017

Posted on January 24, 2018 by Brandon Copping

Fatty acid oxidation (FAO) is a process that takes place all over the body which turns fatty acids into energy by breaking down the long…

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The role of fatty acid β-oxidation in lymphangiogenesis – A Spotlight

Posted on January 24, 2018 by Will Bowman

Wong et al. explore the relationship between acetyl-CoA production from fatty acid beta-oxidation (FAO) and endothelial cell differentiation in the lymphatic system. Acetyl-CoA is a…

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Beta-Oxidation and Epigenetics: It’s Complicated

Posted on January 24, 2018 by Andrew Rice

            Fatty acid beta-oxidation (FAO) is an instrumental process in metabolism. This process begins by transportation of the fatty acyl-CoA molecules into the mitochondria. Carnitine…

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Acetyl-CoA role in lymphangiogenesis

Posted on January 24, 2018 by Endonita Hajzeraj

The Beta-oxidation of endothelial cells produces Acetyl-CoA, needed for epigenetic modifications for lymphangiogenesis. Endonita Hajzeraj Bcm441 Acetyl-CoA is an important coenzyme that participates in many…

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Paper Review: Fatty acid β-oxidation in lymphatic endothelial cell differentiation

Posted on January 24, 2018 by Lily Thompson

The lymphatic system works to regulate tissue homeostasis, collect antigens, and transport immune cells. Lymphangiogenesis takes place primarily during embryogenesis and is rarely seen postnatally,…

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