Search Results - "MAXFIELD, Frederick R"
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Colonic organoids derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells for modeling colorectal cancer and drug testing
Published in Nature medicine (01-07-2017)“…A protocol based on chemical modulation of WNT activity is used to efficiently generate colonic organoids that recapitulate the molecular features of human…”
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Mitochondrial Fission Promotes the Continued Clearance of Apoptotic Cells by Macrophages
Published in Cell (05-10-2017)“…Clearance of apoptotic cells (ACs) by phagocytes (efferocytosis) prevents post-apoptotic necrosis and dampens inflammation. Defective efferocytosis drives…”
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Niemann-Pick type C disease: molecular mechanisms and potential therapeutic approaches
Published in Journal of neurochemistry (01-03-2011)“…J. Neurochem. (2011) 116, 789-795. ABSTRACT: Cholesterol is an important lipid of mammalian cells. Its unique physicochemical properties modulate membrane…”
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Role of cholesterol and lipid organization in disease
Published in Nature (01-12-2005)“…Membrane lipids are essential for biological functions ranging from membrane trafficking to signal transduction. The composition of lipid membranes influences…”
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Cholesterol and matrisome pathways dysregulated in astrocytes and microglia
Published in Cell (23-06-2022)“…The impact of apolipoprotein E ε4 (APOE4), the strongest genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD), on human brain cellular function remains unclear…”
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The endocytic pathway in microglia during health, aging and Alzheimer’s disease
Published in Ageing research reviews (01-12-2016)“…Abstract Microglia, the main phagocytes of the central nervous system (CNS), are involved in the surveillance and maintenance of nervous tissue. During normal…”
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Metabolically Activated Adipose Tissue Macrophages Perform Detrimental and Beneficial Functions during Diet-Induced Obesity
Published in Cell reports (Cambridge) (26-09-2017)“…During obesity, adipose tissue macrophages (ATMs) adopt a metabolically activated (MMe) phenotype. However, the functions of MMe macrophages are poorly…”
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Endocytosis of beta-cyclodextrins is responsible for cholesterol reduction in Niemann-Pick type C mutant cells
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (23-03-2010)“…Niemann-Pick type C disease (NPC) is a lysosomal storage disorder causing accumulation of unesterified cholesterol in lysosomal storage organelles. Recent…”
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Sterols are mainly in the cytoplasmic leaflet of the plasma membrane and the endocytic recycling compartment in CHO cells
Published in Molecular biology of the cell (15-01-2009)“…The transbilayer distribution of many lipids in the plasma membrane and in endocytic compartments is asymmetric, and this has important consequences for…”
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Exocytosis of macrophage lysosomes leads to digestion of apoptotic adipocytes and foam cell formation[S]
Published in Journal of lipid research (01-06-2016)“…Many types of apoptotic cells are phagocytosed and digested by macrophages. Adipocytes can be hundreds of times larger than macrophages, so they are too large…”
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Membrane domains
Published in Annual review of cell and developmental biology (01-01-2004)“…Considerable evidence shows that lateral inhomogeneities in lipid composition and physical properties exist in biological membranes. These membrane lipid…”
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Membrane order in the plasma membrane and endocytic recycling compartment
Published in PloS one (10-11-2017)“…The cholesterol content of membranes plays an important role in organizing membranes for signal transduction and protein trafficking as well as in modulating…”
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Role of STARD4 in sterol transport between the endocytic recycling compartment and the plasma membrane
Published in Molecular biology of the cell (15-04-2017)“…Cholesterol is an essential constituent of membranes in mammalian cells. The plasma membrane and the endocytic recycling compartment (ERC) are both highly…”
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Cholesterol trafficking and distribution
Published in Essays in biochemistry (01-01-2015)“…Sterols are a critical component of cell membranes of eukaryotes. In mammalian cells there is approximately a six-fold range in the cholesterol content in…”
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Histone deacetylase inhibitor treatment dramatically reduces cholesterol accumulation in Niemann-Pick type C1 mutant human fibroblasts
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (05-04-2011)“…Niemann-Pick type C (NPC) disease is predominantly caused by mutations in the NPC1 protein that affect intracellular cholesterol trafficking and cause…”
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A murine Niemann-Pick C1 I1061T knock-in model recapitulates the pathological features of the most prevalent human disease allele
Published in The Journal of neuroscience (27-05-2015)“…Niemann-Pick Type C1 (NPC1) disease is a rare neurovisceral, cholesterol-sphingolipid lysosomal storage disorder characterized by ataxia, motor impairment,…”
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Histone deacetylase inhibitors correct the cholesterol storage defect in most Niemann-Pick C1 mutant cells
Published in Journal of lipid research (01-04-2017)“…Niemann-Pick C (NPC) disease is an autosomal recessive disorder that leads to excessive storage of cholesterol and other lipids in late endosomes and…”
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The formation and consequences of cholesterol-rich deposits in atherosclerotic lesions
Published in Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine (28-02-2023)“…Cardiovascular diseases remain the leading cause of death throughout the world. Accumulation of lipoprotein-associated lipids and their interaction with…”
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Activation of microglia acidifies lysosomes and leads to degradation of Alzheimer amyloid fibrils
Published in Molecular biology of the cell (01-04-2007)“…Microglia are the main immune cells of the brain, and under some circumstances they can play an important role in removal of fibrillar Alzheimer amyloid beta…”
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Degradation of Alzheimer's amyloid fibrils by microglia requires delivery of ClC-7 to lysosomes
Published in Molecular biology of the cell (15-05-2011)“…Incomplete lysosomal acidification in microglia inhibits the degradation of fibrillar forms of Alzheimer's amyloid β peptide (fAβ). Here we show that in…”
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