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PHYTOSTEROL METABOLISM

Unleashed sterol production in thale cress

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Cellular homeostasis requires a defined concentration of free amphiphilic phytosterols in membranes. A novel regulatory component controlling the metabolism of these compounds has been identified.

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Fig. 1: Phytosterols are the main products of the mevalonate–isoprenoid pathway.

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  1. Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Brazil

    Sylvain Darnet

  2. Institut de biologie moléculaire des plantes, CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France

    Hubert Schaller

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Darnet, S., Schaller, H. Unleashed sterol production in thale cress. Nat. Plants 5, 1112–1113 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-019-0541-6

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