Early steps in steroidogenesis: intracellular cholesterol trafficking: thematic review series: genetics of human lipid diseases

WL Miller, HS Bose - Journal of lipid research, 2011 - ASBMB
Steroid hormones are made from cholesterol, primarily derived from lipoproteins that enter
cells via receptor-mediated endocytosis. In endo-lysosomes, cholesterol is released from …

Glucocerebrosidase and its relevance to Parkinson disease

J Do, C McKinney, P Sharma, E Sidransky - Molecular neurodegeneration, 2019 - Springer
Mutations in GBA1, the gene encoding the lysosomal enzyme glucocerebrosidase, are
among the most common known genetic risk factors for the development of Parkinson …

[HTML][HTML] Cholesterol and matrisome pathways dysregulated in astrocytes and microglia

TCW Julia, L Qian, NH Pipalia, MJ Chao, SA Liang… - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
The impact of apolipoprotein E ε4 (APOE4), the strongest genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's
disease (AD), on human brain cellular function remains unclear. Here, we investigated the …

HDAC and PI3K antagonists cooperate to inhibit growth of MYC-driven medulloblastoma

Y Pei, KW Liu, J Wang, A Garancher, R Tao… - Cancer cell, 2016 - cell.com
Medulloblastoma (MB) is a highly malignant pediatric brain tumor. Despite aggressive
therapy, many patients succumb to the disease, and survivors experience severe side …

Understanding the phenotypic variability in Niemann-Pick disease type C (NPC): a need for precision medicine

M Las Heras, B Szenfeld, RA Ballout, E Buratti… - NPJ Genomic …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Niemann-Pick type C (NPC) disease is a lysosomal storage disease (LSD)
characterized by the buildup of endo-lysosomal cholesterol and glycosphingolipids due to …

Disorders in the initial steps of steroid hormone synthesis

WL Miller - The Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular …, 2017 - Elsevier
Steroidogenesis begins with cellular internalization of low-density lipoprotein particles and
subsequent intracellular processing of cholesterol. Disorders in these steps include …

High incidence of unrecognized visceral/neurological late-onset Niemann-Pick disease, type C1, predicted by analysis of massively parallel sequencing data sets

CA Wassif, JL Cross, J Iben, L Sanchez-Pulido… - Genetics in …, 2016 - nature.com
Purpose: Niemann-Pick disease type C (NPC) is a recessive, neurodegenerative, lysosomal
storage disease caused by mutations in either NPC1 or NPC2. The diagnosis is difficult and …

Heat shock protein–based therapy as a potential candidate for treating the sphingolipidoses

T Kirkegaard, J Gray, DA Priestman… - Science translational …, 2016 - science.org
Lysosomal storage diseases (LSDs) often manifest with severe systemic and central
nervous system (CNS) symptoms. The existing treatment options are limited and have no or …

Niemann–Pick type C disease: cellular pathology and pharmacotherapy

S Wheeler, DJ Sillence - Journal of neurochemistry, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Niemann–Pick type C disease (NPCD) was first described in 1914 and affects approximately
1 in 150 000 live births. It is characterized clinically by diverse symptoms affecting liver …

Analysis of cholesterol trafficking with fluorescent probes

FR Maxfield, D Wüstner - Methods in cell biology, 2012 - Elsevier
Cholesterol plays an important role in determining the biophysical properties of biological
membranes, and its concentration is tightly controlled by homeostatic processes. The …