Ceramide-1-phosphate: The “missing” link in eicosanoid biosynthesis and inflammation

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Figure 1.

Conversion of ceramide to ceramide-1-phosphate by CERK. Ceramide kinase (CERK) phosphorylates ceramide at the C1 position to produce the signaling molecule ceramide-1-phosphate (C1P). Dephosphorylation of C1P can occur by the action of a specific phosphatase.

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  1. MI December 2005 vol. 5 no. 6 358-367