The series of review articles presented in this book summarizes the recent state of the art in lipid research in a comprehensive way. The authors provide a general overview of this field and draw the reader's attention to the most recent investigation. Biochemical, cell biological and biophysical aspects of the four major groups of lipids in eukaryotic cells, namely glycerophospholipids, sterols, sphingolipids and storage lipids, are reported and discussed. The experimental systems addressed are mammalian, plant and yeast cells as the most prominent and currently best studied systems in lipid biochemistry, cell and molecular biology.

Introduction: Lipids: Cellular Glue... or are They More Than That?- Phospholipid Synthesis in Mammalian Cells

Phospholipid Synthesis and Dynamics in Plant Cells
Biogenesis and Cellular Dynamics of Glycerophospholipids in the Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Defects in Cholesterol Biosynthesis
Sterol Metabolism and Functions in Higher Plants
Sterol Biochemistry and Regulation in the Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Mammalian ACAT and DGAT2 Gene Families
Biosynthesis and Compartmentation of Triacylglycerol in Higher Plants
Mechanisms and Mediators of Neutral Lipid Biosynthesis in Eukaryotic Cells
Sphingosine-1-phosphate Metabolism in Mammalian Cell Signalling
Plant Sphingolipids.-Baker's Yeast: a Rising Foundation for Eukaryotic Sphingolipid-mediated Cell Signaling.