title: StARTing to understand membrane contact sites.
abstract: Lipid transport proteins localized to membrane contact sites mediate the distribution of lipids between organelles. Recently identified StART-like sterol transporting proteins in yeast can explain sterol delivery within the cell. The multiple localizations of these proteins could provide alternative routes for sterol delivery and mediate inter-regulation of membrane contact sites.
authors.affiliation: University of Osnabrück, Department of Biology/Chemistry, Biochemistry section, Barbarastrasse 13, 49076 Osnabrück, Germany.
authors.forename: Ayelén
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: González Montoro
authors.affiliation: University of Osnabrück, Department of Biology/Chemistry, Biochemistry section, Barbarastrasse 13, 49076 Osnabrück, Germany. Electronic address: cu@uos.de.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ungermann
mesh_terms: D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D021961:Cell Membrane Structures / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D001678:Organelle Biogenesis; D015388:Organelles / Q000502:physiology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D049294:Phospholipid Transfer Proteins / Q000502:physiology; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D013261:Sterols / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D049294:Phospholipid Transfer Proteins; D013261:Sterols
keywords: lipid transport proteins; membrane contact site; organelle biogenesis; sterols