Niemann-Pick C1 protein: Obligatory roles for N-terminal domains and lysosomal targeting in cholesterol mobilization

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Niemann-Pick type C (NPC) disease is an inherited lipid storage disorder that affects the viscera and central nervous system. A characteristic feature of NPC cells is the lysosomal accumulation of low density lipoprotein-derived cholesterol. To elucidate important structural features of the recently identified NPC1 gene product defective in NPC disease, we examined the ability of wild-type NPC1 and NPC1 mutants...

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