Sterol Evolution: Cholesterol Synthesis in Animals Is Less a Required Trait Than an Acquired Taste
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.06.007
Abstract: Although cholesterol is considered a vital lipid for animals, not all animals can make cholesterol. A new study employing that celebrated elegant worm, Caenorhabditis elegans, investigates mechanisms that evolved in a sterol auxotroph to enable… read more here.
Keywords: cholesterol synthesis; cholesterol; sterol evolution; sterol ... See more keywords
Phylogeny and evolution of the cholesterol transporter NPC1 in insects.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2018.04.007
Abstract: Sterols are essential nutrients for eukaryotes. Insects are obligate sterol auxotrophs and must acquire this key nutrient from their diets. The digestive tract is the organ for absorbing nutrients as well as sterols from food.… read more here.
Keywords: insects; phylogeny evolution; cholesterol transporter; cholesterol ... See more keywords