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MOLECULAR GENETICS AND METABOLISM (2017)

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MOLECULAR GENETICS AND METABOLISM (2017)

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EMBO JOURNAL (2017)

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CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS OF LIPIDS (2016)

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FEBS LETTERS (2016)

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GENETICS (2016)

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INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY (2016)

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PLOS ONE (2016)

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Clues to the mechanism of cholesterol transfer from the structure of NPC1 middle lumenal domain bound to NPC2

Xiaochun Li et al.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (2016)

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SCIENCE TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE (2016)

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SCIENCE TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE (2016)

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STEM CELLS TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE (2016)

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Small-molecule enhancers of autophagy modulate cellular disease phenotypes suggested by human genetics

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