"Saposins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A group of four homologous sphingolipid activator proteins that are formed from proteolytic cleavage of a common protein precursor molecule referred to as prosaposin.
| Descriptor ID |
D049231
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.211.790.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Saposin B- Saposin B
- Sphingolipid Activator Protein 1
- Sphingolipid Activator Protein-1
- SAP-1 Sphingolipid Activator
- SAP 1 Sphingolipid Activator
- Sphingolipid Activator, SAP-1
Saposin C- Saposin C
- beta-Glucosidase Stimulating Protein
- beta Glucosidase Stimulating Protein
- Co-beta-Glucosidase
- Co beta Glucosidase
- Sphingolipid Activator Protein 2
- Gaucher Activator Protein
- Glucosylceramidase Activator
- SAP-C Protein
- SAP C Protein
- beta-Glucosidase Activator Protein
- beta Glucosidase Activator Protein
- Coglucosidase
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Alpha anomers of iGb3 and Gb3 stimulate cytokine production by natural killer T cells. ACS Chem Biol. 2009 Mar 20; 4(3):199-208.
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Lysosomal glycosphingolipid recognition by NKT cells. Science. 2004 Dec 03; 306(5702):1786-9.
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Editing of CD1d-bound lipid antigens by endosomal lipid transfer proteins. Science. 2004 Jan 23; 303(5657):523-7.
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Targeted disruption of the mouse sphingolipid activator protein gene: a complex phenotype, including severe leukodystrophy and wide-spread storage of multiple sphingolipids. Hum Mol Genet. 1996 Jun; 5(6):711-25.