Atorvastatin-induced cell toxicity in yeast is linked to disruption of protein isoprenylation

FEMS Yeast Research

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 188-198

  Callegari, Sylvie ^a   McKinnon, Ross A ^a   Andrews, Stuart ^a   De Barros Lopes, Miguel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Atorvastatin; Mitochondrial damage; Myalgia; Protein prenylation; Yeast

Indexed keywords

ATORVASTATIN; ERGOSTEROL; FARNESYL DIPHOSPHATE; GERANYLGERANYL PYROPHOSPHATE; HEME; STEROL; UBIQUINONE;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; CELL DEATH; CELL FUNCTION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL VIABILITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CYTOTOXICITY; DISORDERS OF MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTIONS; FUNGUS GROWTH; ISOPRENYLATION; METABOLITE; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN PRENYLATION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; STEROL SYNTHESIS; YEAST; YEAST CELL;

ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; ANTILIPEMIC AGENTS; CELL DEATH; CELL SURVIVAL; HEPTANOIC ACIDS; MITOCHONDRIA; PROTEIN PRENYLATION; PYRROLES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 76349085164     PISSN: 15671356     EISSN: 15671364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1567-1364.2009.00593.x     Document Type: Article

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