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SUBMITTER: Bosch M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3967746 | biostudies-other | 2011 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Bosch Marta M Marí Montserrat M Gross Steven P SP Fernández-Checa José C JC Pol Albert A
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Caveolin (CAV) is an essential component of caveolae, cholesterol-enriched invaginations of the plasma membrane of most mammalian cells. However, CAV is not restricted to plasma membrane caveolae, and pools of CAV are present in myriad intracellular membranes. CAV proteins tightly bind cholesterol and contribute to regulation of cholesterol fluxes and distributions within cells. In this context, we recently showed that CAV1 regulates the poorly understood process controlling mitochondrial choles ...[more]