Mitochondrial cholesterol: mechanisms of import and effects on mitochondrial function

Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 137-151

  Martin, Laura A ^a   Kennedy, Barry E ^a   Karten, Barbara ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cholesterol trafficking; MAM; Mitochondrial cholesterol; Mitochondrial function; MLN64; Stard1; Stard3; START proteins

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; GLUTATHIONE; STEROIDOGENIC ACUTE REGULATORY PROTEIN; PHOSPHOPROTEIN;

BIOENERGY; BIOPHYSICS; CELL DEATH; CELL FUNCTION; CHOLESTEROL TRANSPORT; CYTOSOL; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; MITOCHONDRIAL PERMEABILITY; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; REVIEW; STEROIDOGENESIS; ACTIVE TRANSPORT; ANIMAL; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT, ACTIVE; CHOLESTEROL; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; HUMANS; MITOCHONDRIA; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANES; PHOSPHOPROTEINS;

EID: 84912557422     PISSN: 0145479X     EISSN: 15736881     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10863-014-9592-6     Document Type: Review

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