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Increased plasma membrane cholesterol in cystic fibrosis cells correlates with CFTR genotype and depends on de novo cholesterol synthesis.
Respiratory research - 20 May 2010
Fang Danjun, West Richard H, Manson Mary E, Ruddy Jennifer, Jiang Dechen, Previs Stephen F, Sonawane Nitin D, Burgess James D, Kelley Thomas J
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BACKGROUND: Previous observations demonstrate that Cftr-null cells and tissues exhibit alterations in cholesterol processing including perinuclear cholesterol accumulation, increased de novo synthesis, and an increase in plasma membrane cholesterol accessibility compared to wild type controls. Th...
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