Patched regulates lipid homeostasis by controlling cellular cholesterol levels

Cellular cholesterol levels are tightly regulated. Here, the authors show that the hedgehog signalling receptor PTCH is a cholesterol transporter. Reduction in PTCH activity leads to cellular cholesterol accumulation, changes in nuclear hormone receptor activity and fatty acid metabolism.

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Prif Awduron: Carla E. Cadena del Castillo, J. Thomas Hannich, Andres Kaech, Hirohisa Chiyoda, Jonathan Brewer, Masamitsu Fukuyama, Nils J. Færgeman, Howard Riezman, Anne Spang
Fformat: Erthygl
Iaith:English
Cyhoeddwyd: Nature Portfolio 2021-08-01
Cyfres:Nature Communications
Mynediad Ar-lein:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24995-9