Figure 1.
A simplified scheme of sphingolipid pathways. CerDase, ceramidase; CerS, ceramide synthase; GalCeramidase, galactosylceramidase; GalCer sulfotransferase, galactosyl sulfotransferase; Gal-T1, galactosyltransferase; GluCeramidase, glucosylceramidase; GluCer synthase, glucosylceramide synthase; Sial-T1, lactosylceramide synthase; SM synthase, sphingomyelin synthase; SMase, sphingomyelinase. Adapted with permission from (9).