Journal article
Emerging roles for specific fatty acids in developmental processes
Genes & development, Vol.26(7), pp.631-637
04/01/2012
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/115669
PMCID: PMC3323873
PMID: 22474257
Abstract
Animals synthesize a vast range of fatty acids serving diverse cellular functions. The roles of specific fatty acids in early development are just beginning to be characterized. In this Perspective, a study by Kniazeva et al. (in the March 15, 2012, issue) that describes the particular combination of a branched chain fatty acid and an acyl-CoA synthetase required for critical cellular processes during early embryogenesis in
C. elegans
is discussed.
Animals synthesize a vast range of fatty acids serving diverse cellular functions. The roles of specific fatty acids in early development are just beginning to be characterized. In the March 15, 2012, issue of
Genes & Development
, Kniazeva and colleagues (pp. 554–566) describe how the particular combination of a branched chain fatty acid and an acyl-CoA synthetase is required for critical cellular processes during early embryogenesis in
Caenorhabditis elegans
.
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- Title
- Emerging roles for specific fatty acids in developmental processes
- Creators
- Tracy L Vrablik - School of Molecular Biosciences, Center for Reproductive Biology, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, USAJennifer L Watts - School of Molecular Biosciences, Center for Reproductive Biology, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, USA
- Publication Details
- Genes & development, Vol.26(7), pp.631-637
- Academic Unit
- Molecular Biosciences, School of
- Publisher
- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
- Identifiers
- 99900547565301842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article