The N-terminal Domain of Npc1l1 Binds Cholesterol and Plays Essential Roles in Cholesterol Uptake
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ROLES IN CHOLESTEROL UPTAKE Jin-Hui Zhang , Liang Ge , Wei Qi , Liqing Zhang, Hong-Hua Miao, Bo-Liang Li, Maojun Yang and Bao-Liang Song 2 From The State Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 320 Yue-Yang Road, Shanghai 200031, China and MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China Current address: China Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Building 8 Lane 898 Halei Rd., Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park, Pudong New Area, Shanghai 201203, China These authors contribute equally. Running head: Cholesterol Sensing by NPC1L1 Address correspondence to: Bao-Liang Song; 320 Yue-Yang Road, Shanghai 200031, China; Tel and Fax: 86-21-54921649; Email: [email protected]
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