Plant sterols: Diversity, biosynthesis, and physiological functions

Metabolic and functional diversity of saponins, biosynthetic intermediates and semi-synthetic derivatives

(2014) Tessa Moses et al.   CRITICAL REVIEWS IN BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Sterol binding by methyl-β-cyclodextrin and nystatin - comparative analysis of biochemical and physiological consequences for plants

(2014) Julia Valitova et al.   FEBS Journal

The amphiphilic nature of saponins and their effects on artificial and biological membranes and potential consequences for red blood and cancer cells

(2014) Joseph H. Lorent et al.   ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY

Membrane Microdomains, Rafts, and Detergent-Resistant Membranes in Plants and Fungi

(2013) Jan Malinsky et al.   Annual Review of Plant Biology

Brassinosteroids in growth control: How, when and where

(2013) Yulia Fridman et al.   PLANT SCIENCE

Plant Sterol Metabolism. Δ7-Sterol-C5-Desaturase (STE1/DWARF7), Δ5,7-Sterol-Δ7-Reductase (DWARF5) and Δ24-Sterol-Δ24-Reductase (DIMINUTO/DWARF1) Show Multiple Subcellular Localizations in Arabidopsis thaliana (Heynh) L

(2013) Daniele Silvestro et al.   PLoS One

3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase 1 (HMG1) is highly associated with the cell division during the early stage of fruit development which determines the final fruit size in Litchi chinensis

(2012) Xia Rui et al.   GENE

Tonoplast of Beta vulgaris L. contains detergent-resistant membrane microdomains

(2012) Natalia V. Ozolina et al.   PLANTA

Lipids of plant membrane rafts

(2012) Jean-Luc Cacas et al.   PROGRESS IN LIPID RESEARCH

Benefits of brassinosteroid crosstalk

(2012) Sikander Pal Choudhary et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Isolation of detergent-resistant membranes from plant photosynthetic and non-photosynthetic tissues

(2011) Laura Carmona-Salazar et al.   ANALYTICAL BIOCHEMISTRY

An update on plant membrane rafts

(2011) Françoise Simon-Plas et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY

Effects of sterol-binding agent nystatin on wheat roots: The changes in membrane permeability, sterols and glycoceramides

(2011) Julia N. Valitova et al.   PHYTOCHEMISTRY

Molecular activities, biosynthesis and evolution of triterpenoid saponins

(2011) Jörg M. Augustin et al.   PHYTOCHEMISTRY

Binding of sterols affects membrane functioning and sphingolipid composition in wheat roots

(2010) Yu. N. Valitova et al.   BIOCHEMISTRY-MOSCOW

A role for β-sitosterol to stigmasterol conversion in plant-pathogen interactions

(2010) Thomas Griebel et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Molecular characterization and functional analysis of Glycine max sterol methyl transferase 2 genes involved in plant membrane sterol biosynthesis

(2010) Anjanasree K. Neelakandan et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

The Sterol Methyltransferases SMT1, SMT2, and SMT3 Influence Arabidopsis Development through Nonbrassinosteroid Products

(2010) F. Carland et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Haemolytic activity, cytotoxicity and membrane cell permeabilization of semi-synthetic and natural lupane- and oleanane-type saponins

(2009) Charles Gauthier et al.   BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY

Analysis of phospholipids, sterols, and fatty acids inTaxus chinensisvar.maireicells in response to shear stress

(2009) Pei‑pei Han et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY AND APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

Cellular processes relying on sterol function in plants

(2009) Yohann Boutté et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY

Functional Interactions between Sphingolipids and Sterols in Biological Membranes Regulating Cell Physiology

(2009) Xue Li Guan et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL

Steroidal Triterpenes: Design of Substrate-Based Inhibitors of Ergosterol and Sitosterol Synthesis

(2009) Jialin Liu et al.   MOLECULES

Cloning, functional expression and phylogenetic analysis of plant sterol 24C-methyltransferases involved in sitosterol biosynthesis

(2009) Anjanasree K. Neelakandan et al.   PHYTOCHEMISTRY

Identification of the Arabidopsisdry2/sqe1-5mutant reveals a central role for sterols in drought tolerance and regulation of reactive oxygen species

(2009) David Posé et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Postembryonic Seedling Lethality in the Sterol-Deficient Arabidopsis cyp51A2 Mutant Is Partially Mediated by the Composite Action of Ethylene and Reactive Oxygen Species

(2009) H. B. Kim et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Dual biosynthetic pathways to phytosterol via cycloartenol and lanosterol in Arabidopsis

(2009) Kiyoshi Ohyama et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Differential Modulation of Membrane Structure and Fluctuations by Plant Sterols and Cholesterol

(2008) Aden Hodzic et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Post-transcriptional regulation of auxin transport proteins: cellular trafficking, protein phosphorylation, protein maturation, ubiquitination, and membrane composition

(2008) B. Titapiwatanakun et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Definition ofArabidopsisSterol-rich Membrane Microdomains by Differential Treatment with Methyl-β-cyclodextrin and Quantitative Proteomics

(2008) Sylwia Kierszniowska et al.   MOLECULAR & CELLULAR PROTEOMICS

Sterol-dependent endocytosis mediates post-cytokinetic acquisition of PIN2 auxin efflux carrier polarity

(2008) Shuzhen Men et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

Arabidopsis 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase is regulated at the post-translational level in response to alterations of the sphingolipid and the sterol biosynthetic pathways

(2008) Benjamín Nieto et al.   PHYTOCHEMISTRY

Arabidopsis thaliana contains a single gene encoding squalene synthase

(2008) Antoni Busquets et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY