Insights into steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (StAR)-dependent cholesterol transfer in mitochondria: Evidence from molecular modeling and structure-based thermodynamics supporting the existence of partially unfolded states of StAR

Journal of Molecular Endocrinology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 327-345

  Mathieu, A P ^a   Fleury, A ^a   Ducharme, L ^a   Lavigne, Pierre ^a   LeHoux, Jean Guy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; STEROIDOGENIC ACUTE REGULATORY PROTEIN;

ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; ALPHA HELIX; ANIMAL CELL; BINDING KINETICS; BINDING SITE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL STRAIN COS1; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHOLESTEROL TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAMSTER; HYDROPHOBICITY; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; MITOCHONDRION; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; THERMODYNAMICS; X RAY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036918153     PISSN: 09525041     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/jme.0.0290327     Document Type: Review

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