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Functional characterization of putative cholesterol binding sequence (CRAC) in human type-1 cannabinoid receptor.
Journal of neurochemistry - 1 Mar 2011
Oddi Sergio, Dainese Enrico, Fezza Filomena, Lanuti Mirko, Barcaroli Daniela, De Laurenzi Vincenzo, Centonze Diego, Maccarrone Mauro
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Endocannabinoid signaling modulates a variety of neuroinflammatory and neurodegenerative diseases, mainly through the activation of type-1 and type-2 (CB(1)R and CB(2)R) cannabinoid receptors. CB(1)R is negatively regulated by membrane cholesterol, while CB(2)R is unaffected. Here, we identified...
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