Sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase acid like 3B (SMPDL3b) regulates Perilipin5 (PLIN5) expression and mediates lipid droplet formation

• Shamroop Kumar Mallela,
• Mengyuan Ge,
• Judith Molina,
• Javier Varona Santos,
• Jin-Ju Kim,
• Alla Mitrofanova,
• Hassan Al-Ali,
• Brian Marples,
• Sandra Merscher,
• Alessia Fornoni

Affiliations

Shamroop Kumar Mallela

Katz Family Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA; Peggy and Harold Katz Family Drug Discovery Center, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA

Mengyuan Ge

Katz Family Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA; Peggy and Harold Katz Family Drug Discovery Center, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA

Judith Molina

Katz Family Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA; Peggy and Harold Katz Family Drug Discovery Center, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA

Javier Varona Santos

Katz Family Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA; Peggy and Harold Katz Family Drug Discovery Center, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA

Jin-Ju Kim

Katz Family Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA; Peggy and Harold Katz Family Drug Discovery Center, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA

Alla Mitrofanova

Katz Family Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA; Peggy and Harold Katz Family Drug Discovery Center, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA

Hassan Al-Ali

Katz Family Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA; Peggy and Harold Katz Family Drug Discovery Center, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA

Brian Marples

Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, USA

Sandra Merscher

Katz Family Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA; Peggy and Harold Katz Family Drug Discovery Center, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA

Alessia Fornoni

Katz Family Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA; Peggy and Harold Katz Family Drug Discovery Center, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA; Corresponding author. Katz Family Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Peggy and Harold Katz family Drug Discovery Center, University of Miami, 1580 NW 10th Ave, Miami, FL 33136, USA. Fax: +1 305 243 3506.