TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kunz, Tobias C.
A1  - Kozjak-Pavlovic, Vera
T1  - Diverse facets of sphingolipid involvement in bacterial infections
JF  - Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
N2  - Sphingolipids are constituents of the cell membrane that perform various tasks as structural elements and signaling molecules, in addition to regulating many important cellular processes, such as apoptosis and autophagy. In recent years, it has become increasingly clear that sphingolipids and sphingolipid signaling play a vital role in infection processes. In many cases the attachment and uptake of pathogenic bacteria, as well as bacterial development and survival within the host cell depend on sphingolipids. In addition, sphingolipids can serve as antimicrobials, inhibiting bacterial growth and formation of biofilms. This review will give an overview of our current information about these various aspects of sphingolipid involvement in bacterial infections.
KW  - infection
KW  - pathogenic bacteria
KW  - sphingolipids
KW  - ceramide
KW  - autophagy
Y1  - 2019
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-201757
VL  - 7
IS  - 203
ER  -