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Scientists have shown for the first time how two proteins provide a tunnel for so-called "bad #cholesterol" to enter our body's cells.
Published in prestigious journal @CellPressNews, the findings have implications for a range of diseases. newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/health/%E…
Published in prestigious journal @CellPressNews, the findings have implications for a range of diseases. newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/health/%E…
“We were able to look at the NPC1 and NPC2 proteins and see exactly the role they play in transporting low-density lipoprotein (LDL) #cholesterol into the cell.”
- Prof Rob Yang of @UNSW Science's School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences (BABS).
- Prof Rob Yang of @UNSW Science's School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences (BABS).
“If you imagine NPC2 bringing the cholesterol to the gate at the edge of the lysosome membrane, the NPC1 protein provides a tunnel for this #cholesterol into the cell itself."
