Epigenetic regulation of cholesterol homeostasis

Frontiers in Genetics

Volumn 5, Issue AUG, 2014, Pages

  Meaney, Steve ^a  

^a DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

APOE; APOJ; Cerebrosterol; Cholesterol; Cholesterol oxidation; Clusterin; CYP27A1; CYP39A1; CYP3A4; CYP46A1; CYP7A1; CYP7B1; Cytochrome P450; Epigenetic regulation; HMGCoA Reductase; HMGCR; Hydroxycholesterol; LDLR; Oxysterol; PCSK9

Indexed keywords

ABC TRANSPORTER A1; ABC TRANSPORTER G5; ABC TRANSPORTER G8; APOLIPOPROTEIN A1; APOLIPOPROTEIN B; APOLIPOPROTEIN C1; APOLIPOPROTEIN C2; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL ACYLTRANSFERASE; CHYLOMICRON; CLUSTERIN; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 1; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 3B; FARNESOID X RECEPTOR; GA BINDING PROTEIN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN 2; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; HISTONE DEACETYLASE; KRUPPEL LIKE FACTOR 2; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE STEROL ACYLTRANSFERASE; SIRTUIN; STEROL REGULATORY ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UBIQUITIN;

ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL ABSORPTION; CHOLESTEROL HOMEOSTASIS; CHOLESTEROL SYNTHESIS; CHOLESTEROL TRANSPORT; DNA METHYLATION; DYSLIPIDEMIA; EPIGENETICS; GENETIC REGULATION; HEDGEHOG; HISTONE ACETYLATION; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; LIPID ABSORPTION; LIPID HOMEOSTASIS; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPID STORAGE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

EID: 84906249651     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16648021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2014.00311     Document Type: Article

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