The surfaces of the cells that form the alveoli (small air spaces of the lung) are coated with surfactant, which decreases the alveolar surface tension. 

Lung surfactant contains 80 to 90% phospholipid by weight, and 70 to 80% of the phospholipid is phosphatidylcholine, mostly the dipalmitoyl species.

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Mutations in the EDS1 (SA synthesis) (ENHANCED DISEASE SENSITIVITY 1) gene eliminate race‐specific resistance mediated by the TIR‐NB‐LRR class of R proteins

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Sphingosine itself can be phosphorylated to produce sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) inside cells. 

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phosphoserine/threonine-binding F-box protein is Skp2, which uses a series of leucine-rich repeats to bind to target proteins only when they are phosphorylated.

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Altruism

Altruistic acts serve to benefit the individual’s close relatives, or kin. They enhance the fitness of other individuals—their offspring—at a cost to themselves.

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