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Loss of HMG-CoA reductase in C. elegans causes defects in protein prenylation and muscle mitochondria.

HMG-CoA reductase is the rate-limiting enzyme in the mevalonate pathway and the target of cholesterol-lowering statins. We characterized the C. elegans hmgr-1(tm4368) mutant, which lacks HMG-CoA reductase, and show that its phenotypes recapitulate that of statin treatment, though in a more severe fo...

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Autors principals: Parmida Ranji, Manish Rauthan, Christophe Pitot, Marc Pilon
Format: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicat: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Col·lecció:PLoS ONE
Accés en línia:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4053411?pdf=render
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