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E. Whang

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Research Focus:metabolism & bioenergetics· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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T cell cholesterol transport is a metabolic checkpoint that links intestinal immune responses to dietary lipid absorption

Y. Gao, J. P. Kennelly, X. Xiao, E. Whang, A. Ferrari, A. H. Bedard, J. J. Mack, A. H. Nguyen, T. Weston, L. F. Uchiyama, M. S. Lee, S. Young, S. J. Bensinger, P. Tontonoz

This study identifies Aster-A as a cholesterol transporter in T cells that regulates immune signaling and metabolic responses by controlling membrane cholesterol levels.

bioRxiv · Mar 8, 2024Physiology

Aster-dependent non-vesicular transport facilitates dietary cholesterol uptake

A. Ferrari, E. Whang, X. Xiao, J. P. Kennelly, B. Romartinez- Alonso, J. J. Mack, T. Weston, K. Chen, Y. Kim, M. Tol, L. Bideyan, A. Nguyen, Y. Gao, L. Cui, A. H. Bedard, , P. Tontonoz

The paper identifies the Aster pathway as critical for dietary cholesterol uptake and shows it can be targeted with a small molecule inhibitor.

bioRxiv · Jul 7, 2023 · PreprintPhysiology