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nonsterol en · NOUN

Etymology

From non- + sterol.

Meanings

1. Any organic compound that is not a sterol (but typically, having a somewhat similar structure)
   • Once ubiquitinated, reductase becomes dislocated from ER membranes into the cytosol for degradation by 26 S proteasomes through poorly defined reactions mediated by the AAA-ATPase valosin-containing protein (VCP)/p97 and augmented by the nonsterol isoprenoid geranylgeraniol. 2014 May 24, Lindsey L. Morris et al., “Sequential Actions of the AAA-ATPase Valosin-containing Protein (VCP)/p97 and the Proteasome 19 S Regulatory Particle in Sterol-accelerated, Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)-associated Degradation of 3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A Reductase*”, in The Journal of Biological Chemistry, volume 289, →DOI:

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