Lysosomal cholesterol export reconstituted from fragments of Niemann-Pick C1
Niemann-Pick C1 (NPC1) is a polytopic membrane protein with 13 transmembrane helices that exports LDL-derived cholesterol from lysosomes by carrying it through the 80 Å glycocalyx and the 40 Å lipid bilayer. Transport begins when cholesterol binds to the N-terminal domain (NTD) of NPC1, which projec...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
2018-07-01
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Series: | eLife |
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Online Access: | https://elifesciences.org/articles/38564 |