Title : Decreased membrane fluidity and unsaturated fatty acids in Niemann-Pick disease type C fibroblasts.

Pub. Date : 1998 Apr 28

PMID : 9630707






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1 Niemann-Pick disease type C (NP-C) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by the sequestration and trapping of endocytosed cholesterol in lysosomes. Cholesterol NPC intracellular cholesterol transporter 1 Homo sapiens
2 Niemann-Pick disease type C (NP-C) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by the sequestration and trapping of endocytosed cholesterol in lysosomes. Cholesterol NPC intracellular cholesterol transporter 1 Homo sapiens
3 Levels of free cholesterol in whole cell homogenates increased about 1.5-fold in human NP-C fibroblasts and mouse SPM-3T3 cells, while in the plasma membrane, cholesterol content did not significantly change in NP-C fibroblasts but rather decreased in SPM-3T3 cells. Cholesterol NPC intracellular cholesterol transporter 1 Homo sapiens