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Overexpression of a key regulator of lipid homeostasis, Scap, promotes respiration in prostate cancer cells.
FEBS letters - 2 Apr 2013
Prabhu Anika Vinayak, Krycer James Robert, Brown Andrew John
Abstract excerpt
Prostate metabolism is unique, characterised by cholesterol accumulation and reduced respiration. Are these related? We modulated cholesterol levels and despite changes in mitochondrial cholesterol content, we saw no effects on lactate production or respiration. Instead, these features may be related via sterol regulatory element-binding protein 2 (SREBP-2), the master transcriptional regulator of cholesterol...
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