Molecular dynamics study with mutation shows that N‐terminal domain structural re‐orientation in Niemann‐Pick type C1 is required for proper alignment of cholesterol transport

High‐content imaging and structure‐based predictions reveal functional differences between Niemann‐Pick C1 variants

(2020) Lauri Vanharanta et al.   TRAFFIC

Structural basis for itraconazole-mediated NPC1 inhibition

(2020) Tao Long et al.   Nature Communications

The lysosome: A potential juncture between SARS‐CoV‐2 infectivity and Niemann‐Pick disease type C, with therapeutic implications

(2020) Rami A. Ballout et al.   FASEB JOURNAL

Cholesterol Transport in Wild-Type NPC1 and P691S: Molecular Dynamics Simulations Reveal Changes in Dynamical Behavior

(2020) Nadia Elghobashi-Meinhardt   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Inter-domain dynamics drive cholesterol transport by NPC1 and NPC1L1 proteins

(2020) Piyali Saha et al.   eLife

Structural Basis of Low-pH-Dependent Lysosomal Cholesterol Egress by NPC1 and NPC2

(2020) Hongwu Qian et al.   CELL

NPC intracellular cholesterol transporter 1 (NPC1)-mediated cholesterol export from lysosomes

(2019) Suzanne R. Pfeffer   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Lipid–Protein Interactions in Niemann–Pick Type C Disease: Insights from Molecular Modeling

(2019) Simon Wheeler et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Computational Tools Unravel Putative Sterol Binding Sites in the Lysosomal NPC1 Protein

(2019) Nadia Elghobashi-Meinhardt   Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling

Cytosolic glucosylceramide regulates endolysosomal function in Niemann-Pick type C disease

(2019) Simon Wheeler et al.   NEUROBIOLOGY OF DISEASE

Molecular dynamics simulations reveal structural differences among wild-type NPC1 protein and its mutant forms

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Structural Insight into Eukaryotic Sterol Transport through Niemann-Pick Type C Proteins

(2019) Mikael B.L. Winkler et al.   CELL

Simulations of NPC1(NTD):NPC2 Protein Complex Reveal Cholesterol Transfer Pathways

(2018) Milan Hodošček et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Comparative study of the effect of disease causing and benign mutations in position Q92 on cholesterol binding by the NPC1 N-terminal domain

(2018) Marharyta Petukh et al.   PROTEINS-STRUCTURE FUNCTION AND BIOINFORMATICS

Lysosomal cholesterol export reconstituted from fragments of Niemann-Pick C1

(2018) Michael Nguyen Trinh et al.   eLife

Structural Basis for Cholesterol Transport-like Activity of the Hedgehog Receptor Patched

(2018) Yunxiao Zhang et al.   CELL

A DNA nanomachine chemically resolves lysosomes in live cells

(2018) KaHo Leung et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

In silico direct folding of thrombin-binding aptamer G-quadruplex at all-atom level

(2017) Changwon Yang et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

3.3 Å structure of Niemann–Pick C1 protein reveals insights into the function of the C-terminal luminal domain in cholesterol transport

(2017) Xiaochun Li et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Structural Insights into the Niemann-Pick C1 (NPC1)-Mediated Cholesterol Transfer and Ebola Infection

(2016) Xin Gong et al.   CELL

Ebola Viral Glycoprotein Bound to Its Endosomal Receptor Niemann-Pick C1

(2016) Han Wang et al.   CELL

Cholesterol Efflux and Reverse Cholesterol Transport: Experimental Approaches

(2016) Dmitry Y. Litvinov et al.   CURRENT MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY

CHARMM36m: an improved force field for folded and intrinsically disordered proteins

(2016) Jing Huang et al.   NATURE METHODS

Clues to NPC1-mediated cholesterol export from lysosomes

(2016) Suzanne R. Pfeffer   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Structure of human Niemann–Pick C1 protein

(2016) Xiaochun Li et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Clues to the mechanism of cholesterol transfer from the structure of NPC1 middle lumenal domain bound to NPC2

(2016) Xiaochun Li et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Niemann–Pick Type C Disease: A QM/MM Study of Conformational Changes in Cholesterol in the NPC1(NTD) and NPC2 Binding Pockets

(2014) Nadia Elghobashi-Meinhardt   BIOCHEMISTRY

Computational Studies of the Cholesterol Transport between NPC2 and the N-Terminal Domain of NPC1 (NPC1(NTD))

(2013) Guillermina Estiu et al.   BIOCHEMISTRY

MOLEonline 2.0: interactive web-based analysis of biomacromolecular channels

(2012) K. Berka et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Niemann-Pick type C 1 function requires lumenal domain residues that mediate cholesterol-dependent NPC2 binding

(2011) M. S. Deffieu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Identification of Surface Residues on Niemann-Pick C2 Essential for Hydrophobic Handoff of Cholesterol to NPC1 in Lysosomes

(2010) Michael L. Wang et al.   Cell Metabolism

Structure of N-Terminal Domain of NPC1 Reveals Distinct Subdomains for Binding and Transfer of Cholesterol

(2009) Hyock Joo Kwon et al.   CELL

Transporters as Drug Targets: Discovery and Development of NPC1L1 Inhibitors

(2009) J L Betters et al.   CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS

NPC2 facilitates bidirectional transfer of cholesterol between NPC1 and lipid bilayers, a step in cholesterol egress from lysosomes

(2008) R. E. Infante et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA