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ArticleFrontiers in cell and developmental biology2020

Functional Peroxisomes Are Essential for Efficient Cholesterol Sensing and Synthesis.

Khanichi N Charles, Janis E Shackelford, Phyllis L Faust, Steven J Fliesler, Herbert Stangl, Werner J Kovacs

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Article in Frontiers in cell and developmental biology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22citing papers in PubMed
4.3field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Khanichi N CharlesDepartment of Biology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, United States.
Janis E ShackelfordDepartment of Biology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, United States.
Phyllis L FaustDepartment of Pathology and Cell Biology, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States.
Steven J FlieslerDepartments of Ophthalmology and Biochemistry and Gradate Program in Neuroscience, University at Buffalo-The State University of New York (SUNY), Buffalo, NY, United States.
Herbert StanglDepartment of Medical Chemistry, Center for Pathobiochemistry and Genetics, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Werner J KovacsInstitute of Molecular Health Sciences, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
San Diego State University · USColumbia University · USETH Zurich · CHMedical University of Vienna · ATUniversity at Buffalo, State University of New York · US

Funding

Promoting wellness and resiliencyT34GM008303 · NIGMS · SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI ATKINS, CATHERINE J · 1989 to 2022
$6.4M
NOVEL GENES OF THE MEVALONATE PATHWAYR01DK058040 · NIDDK · SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI KRISANS, SKAIDRITE K · 2000 to 2004
$1.8M
Mouse Model for Zellwege SyndromeR01DK058238 · NIDDK · SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI KRISANS, SKAIDRITE K · 2001 to 2004
$1.1M
NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK058040NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK058238NIGMS NIH HHS T34 GM008303
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cholesterol biosynthesis is a multi-step process involving several subcellular compartments, including peroxisomes. Cells adjust their sterol content by both transcriptional and post-transcriptional feedback regulation, for which sterol regulatory element-binding proteins (SREBPs) are essential; such homeostasis is dysregulated in peroxisome-deficient

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CHO cellscholesterol synthesisER-to-Golgi transportperoxisomesPEX2SCAPSREBP-2Zellweger syndrome

Identifiers

PMID33240873
PMCPMC7677142
OpenAlexW3097716853

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