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Review
. 2001 Mar;12(1):41-51.
doi: 10.1016/s1359-6101(00)00022-8.

The caveolin triad: caveolae biogenesis, cholesterol trafficking, and signal transduction

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The caveolin triad: caveolae biogenesis, cholesterol trafficking, and signal transduction

A Schlegel et al. Cytokine Growth Factor Rev. 2001 Mar.

Abstract

Caveolins are a family of proteins that coat the cytoplasmic face of caveolae, vesicular invaginations of the plasma membrane. These proteins are central to the organization of the proteins and lipids that reside in caveolae. Caveolins transport cholesterol to and from caveolae, and they regulate the activity of signaling proteins that reside in caveolae. Through studying the genes encoding the caveolae coat proteins, we have learned much about how they perform these multiple functions.

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