Mechanisms and regulation of cholesterol homeostasis

J Luo, H Yang, BL Song - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2020 - nature.com
Cholesterol homeostasis is vital for proper cellular and systemic functions. Disturbed
cholesterol balance underlies not only cardiovascular disease but also an increasing …

Protein sensors for membrane sterols

JL Goldstein, RA DeBose-Boyd, MS Brown - Cell, 2006 - cell.com
Cholesterol is an essential component of animal cell membranes, and its concentration is
tightly controlled by a feedback system that operates at transcriptional and …

Cellular cholesterol trafficking and compartmentalization

E Ikonen - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2008 - nature.com
Cholesterol is an essential structural component in the cell membranes of most vertebrates.
The biophysical properties of cholesterol and the enzymology of cholesterol metabolism …

Functional significance of cholesterol metabolism in cancer: from threat to treatment

M **ao, J Xu, W Wang, B Zhang, J Liu, J Li… - … & Molecular Medicine, 2023 - nature.com
Cholesterol is an essential structural component of membranes that contributes to
membrane integrity and fluidity. Cholesterol homeostasis plays a critical role in the …

Hepatic cholesterol transport and its role in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and atherosclerosis

H Li, XH Yu, X Ou, XP Ouyang, CK Tang - Progress in lipid research, 2021 - Elsevier
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a quickly emerging global health problem
representing the most common chronic liver disease in the world. Atherosclerotic …

Feeding induces cholesterol biosynthesis via the mTORC1–USP20–HMGCR axis

XY Lu, XJ Shi, A Hu, JQ Wang, Y Ding, W Jiang, M Sun… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Cholesterol is an essential lipid and its synthesis is nutritionally and energetically costly,. In
mammals, cholesterol biosynthesis increases after feeding and is inhibited under fasting …

Sterol regulatory element binding protein 1 couples mechanical cues and lipid metabolism

R Bertolio, F Napoletano, M Mano… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Sterol regulatory element binding proteins (SREBPs) are a family of transcription factors that
regulate lipid biosynthesis and adipogenesis by controlling the expression of several …

Sterol-regulated transport of SREBPs from endoplasmic reticulum to Golgi: oxysterols block transport by binding to Insig

A Radhakrishnan, Y Ikeda, HJ Kwon… - Proceedings of the …, 2007 - National Acad Sciences
Cholesterol synthesis in animals is controlled by the regulated transport of sterol regulatory
element-binding proteins (SREBPs) from the endoplasmic reticulum to the Golgi, where the …

Regulation of sterol synthesis in eukaryotes

PJ Espenshade, AL Hughes - Annu. Rev. Genet., 2007 - annualreviews.org
Cholesterol is an essential component of mammalian cell membranes and is required for
proper membrane permeability, fluidity, organelle identity, and protein function. Cells …

Role of cholesterol and lipid rafts in cancer signaling: a promising therapeutic opportunity?

R Vona, E Iessi, P Matarrese - Frontiers in cell and developmental …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Cholesterol is a lipid molecule that plays an essential role in a number of biological
processes, both physiological and pathological. It is an essential structural constituent of cell …