The Cholesterol Absorption Inhibitor Ezetimibe Acts by Blocking the Sterol-Induced Internalization of NPC1L1

Cell Metabolism

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 508-519

  Ge, Liang ^a   Wang, Jing ^a   Qi, Wei ^b   Miao, Hong Hua ^a   Cao, Jian ^a   Qu, Yu Xiu ^a   Li, Bo Liang ^a   Song, Bao Liang ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY   (China)

^b Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People s Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

HUMDISEASE; PROTEINS

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; CLATHRIN; EZETIMIBE; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; NOCODAZOLE; STEROL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP 2;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL TRANSPORT; COATED VESICLE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG PROTEIN BINDING; ENDOCYTOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTERNALIZATION; MICROFILAMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; AZETIDINES; CELL LINE; CHOLESTEROL; CLATHRIN-COATED VESICLES; CLONING, MOLECULAR; ENDOCYTOSIS; HUMANS; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; LIVER; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; RATS;

EID: 44349126634     PISSN: 15504131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2008.04.001     Document Type: Article

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