Cholesterol sensing goes vegetarian

Sci Signal. 2024 Nov 12;17(862):eadu4398. doi: 10.1126/scisignal.adu4398. Epub 2024 Nov 12.

Abstract

The cholesterol-sensing protein LYCHOS is a hybrid of a GPCR and a plantlike transport protein.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cholesterol* / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Plant Proteins / metabolism
  • Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled / metabolism
  • Signal Transduction

Substances

  • Cholesterol
  • Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled
  • Plant Proteins