Cholesterol metabolism is required for intracellular hedgehog signal transduction in vivo.

We describe the rudolph mouse, a mutant with striking defects in both central nervous system and skeletal development. Rudolph is an allele of the cholesterol biosynthetic enzyme, hydroxysteroid (17-beta) dehydrogenase 7, which is an intriguing finding given the recent implication of oxysterols in m...

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Main Authors: Rolf W Stottmann, Annick Turbe-Doan, Pamela Tran, Lisa E Kratz, Jennifer L Moran, Richard I Kelley, David R Beier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-09-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3164675?pdf=render