A study could open new pathways for understanding how cholesterol influences cell membranes and their receptors, paving the way for future research on diseases linked to membrane organization. A new ...
The importance of cholesterol ester synthesis by acyl CoA:cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT) enzymes in intestinal and hepatic cholesterol metabolism has been unclear. We now demonstrate that ACAT2 is ...
A cholesterol metabolite boosts accumulation of phosphorylated tau, according to a paper in the January 16 Cell Stem Cell. Researchers led by Lawrence Goldstein at the University of California, San ...