Structures of the human serine palmitoyltransferase complex reveal the overall assembly, regulatory mechanisms and substrate selectivity of this key enzyme in sphingolipid synthesis.
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Wattenberg, B.W. Kicking off sphingolipid biosynthesis: structures of the serine palmitoyltransferase complex. Nat Struct Mol Biol 28, 229–231 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41594-021-00562-0
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