The membrane insertion ability of Aβ is critically controlled by the ratio of cholesterol to phospholipids. In a low concentration of cholesterol Aβ prefers to stay in membrane surface region mainly in a β-sheet structure. In contrast, as the ratio of cholesterol to phospholipids rises above ...
HIVentry requires the redistribution of envelope glycoproteins (Env) into a cluster and the presence of cholesterol (chol) in the viral membrane. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying the specific role of chol in infectivity and the driving force behind Env clustering remain unknown. Here, ...
Question: Fill in the blank: A cell membrane is ___ allowing materials to enter and exit. Plasma Membrane: The cell, or plasma, membrane encloses the entire cell cytoplasm. It is made from a phospholipid bilayer in which proteins and cholesterol are embedded. Answer and Exp...
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Using primary human trophoblasts isolated from first trimester placental tissues, we show that cellular cholesterol homeostasis is differentially regulated in EVTs compared with villous cytotrophoblasts. Utilizing RNA-sequencing, gene set-enrichment analysis, and functional validation, we provide evidence ...
All of the 26 candidate PrP interactors we identified are known to be embedded in the plasma membrane or exist in the lumen/extracellular matrix. We demonstrate that Ncam1 is the only transmembrane protein that is a universal and robust interactor of PrP across the four models. The data ...
This was attributed to reduced enzymatic accessibility toward the carbamate linker, which may hamper the gemcitabine release. A lower propensity of incorporation into the plasma cell membrane, which was revealed by molecular simulations, may also play a role in lower activity of cholesterol derivative....
The intracellular transport of cholesterol is subject to tight regulation. The structure of the lysosomal integral membrane protein type 2 (LIMP-2, also known as SCARB2) reveals a large cavity that traverses the molecule and resembles the cavity in SR-B1
including humans58. It works by catalyzing the methylation of lanosterol 14α in order to biosynthesize ergosterol, which is involved in the structural integrity and permeability of the cell membrane, without which the fungal cells do not survive59. Therefore, it can be a potential candidate for...
(Fig. 5A, right) patients. In NAFLD patients, APOE was mainly located in the cell membrane of hepatocytes and the adjacent extra-cellular space, particularly in regions containing many fat vacuoles. APOE was significantly increased (Fig. 5B,p < 0.001) in the hepatocytes from NAFLD ...