The effect of sterol structure upon clathrin-mediated and clathrin-independent endocytosis

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 130, Issue 16, 2017, Pages 2682-2695

  Kim, JiHyun ^a   Singh, Ashutosh ^a,b   Poeta, Maurizio Del ^a   Brown, Deborah A ^a   London, Erwin ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LUCKNOW   (India)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Liquid ordered state; Placental alkaline phosphatase; Rafts; Transferrin

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; CLATHRIN; LIPID; STEROL;

CELL MEMBRANE; CHEMISTRY; ENDOCYTOSIS; HUMAN; LIPID METABOLISM; MEMBRANE MICRODOMAIN; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TUMOR CELL CULTURE;

CELL MEMBRANE; CHOLESTEROL; CLATHRIN; ENDOCYTOSIS; HUMANS; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPIDS; MEMBRANE MICRODOMAINS; STEROLS; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 85028007785     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: 14779137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.201731     Document Type: Article

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