Cholesterol, but not its esters, triggers programmed cell death in human erythroleukemia K562 cells

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 253, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 107-113

  Maccarrone, Mauro ^a   Bellincampi, Lorenza ^a   Melino, Gerry ^a,b   Finazzi Agrò, Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cholesterol; Lamin B; Membrane; Ras

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL ESTER; COMPACTIN; FARNESYL DIPHOSPHATE; LAMIN B; RAS PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL STRAIN K 562; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROLEUKEMIA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; LIPID COMPOSITION; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; CELL DIVISION; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL ESTERS; HUMANS; LAMIN TYPE B; LAMINS; LEUKEMIA, ERYTHROBLASTIC, ACUTE; LOVASTATIN; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; MEMBRANE LIPIDS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; POLYISOPRENYL PHOSPHATES; PROTEIN ISOPRENYLATION; RAS PROTEINS; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0032054070     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1998.2530107.x     Document Type: Article

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