A closer look at the cholesterol sensor

Trends in Biochemical Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 596-599

  Gimpl, Gerald ^a   Burger, Katja ^a   Fahrenholz, Falk ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; ISOPROTEIN; STEROL REGULATORY ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN; STEROL REGULATORY ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN CLEAVAGE ACTIVATING PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; DISSOCIATION; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GOLGI COMPLEX; HUMAN; MAMMAL CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CCAAT-ENHANCER-BINDING PROTEINS; CHOLESTEROL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FEEDBACK, BIOCHEMICAL; HUMANS; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; STEROL REGULATORY ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN 1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0036901072     PISSN: 09680004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-0004(02)02224-7     Document Type: Review

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