Browsing by Author "Balboa, Elisa"

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    • Genistein activates transcription factor EB and corrects Niemann–Pick C phenotype 
      Argüello, Graciela; Balboa, Elisa; Tapia, Pablo J.; Castro, Juan; Yáñez, María José; Mattar, Pamela; Pulgar Tejo, Rodrigo Enrique; Zanlungo, Silvana (MDPI, 2021)
      Niemann-Pick type C disease (NPCD) is a lysosomal storage disease (LSD) characterized by abnormal cholesterol accumulation in lysosomes, impaired autophagy flux, and lysosomal dysfunction. The activation of transcription ...
    • Spermatozoa from mice deficient in Niemann-Pick disease type C2 (NPC2) protein have defective cholesterol ... 
      Busso, Dolores; Oñate Alvarado, María José; Balboa, Elisa; Castro, Juan; Lizama, Carlos; Morales, Gabriela; Vargas, Susana; Härtel, Steffen; Moreno, Ricardo D.; Zanlungo, Silvana (CSIRO, 2014)
      The cholesterol content of the sperm membrane is regulated during both maturation in the epididymis and capacitation in the female tract, two processes required for the spermatozoa to acquire their fertilising ability. ...