Title : Structural Basis of Low-pH-Dependent Lysosomal Cholesterol Egress by NPC1 and NPC2.

Pub. Date : 2020 Jul 9

PMID : 32544384






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1 Lysosomal cholesterol egress requires two proteins, NPC1 and NPC2, whose defects are responsible for Niemann-Pick disease type C (NPC). Cholesterol NPC intracellular cholesterol transporter 1 Homo sapiens
2 Here, we present systematic structural characterizations that reveal the molecular basis for low-pH-dependent cholesterol delivery from NPC2 to the transmembrane (TM) domain of NPC1. Cholesterol NPC intracellular cholesterol transporter 1 Homo sapiens
3 Finally, the structure of the NPC1-NPC2 complex at 4.0 A resolution was obtained at pH 5.5, elucidating the molecular basis for cholesterol handoff from NPC2 to NPC1(NTD). Cholesterol NPC intracellular cholesterol transporter 1 Homo sapiens
4 Finally, the structure of the NPC1-NPC2 complex at 4.0 A resolution was obtained at pH 5.5, elucidating the molecular basis for cholesterol handoff from NPC2 to NPC1(NTD). Cholesterol NPC intracellular cholesterol transporter 1 Homo sapiens