Chapter 8. Caveolin and its Role in Intracellular Chaperone Complexes

  1. Prof. Dr. Christopher J. Fielding3,4
  1. William V. Everson1,
  2. Eric J. Smart2

Published Online: 6 JUN 2006

DOI: 10.1002/3527608079.ch8

Book Title

Lipid Rafts and Caveolae: From Membrane Biophysics to Cell Biology

Lipid Rafts and Caveolae: From Membrane Biophysics to Cell Biology

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How to Cite

Everson, W. V. and Smart, E. J. (2006) Caveolin and its Role in Intracellular Chaperone Complexes, in Lipid Rafts and Caveolae: From Membrane Biophysics to Cell Biology (ed C. J. Fielding), Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim, FRG. doi: 10.1002/3527608079.ch8

Editor Information

  1. 3

    Cardiovascular Research Institute and Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA

  2. 4

    Cardiovascular Research Institute and Department of Physiology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Pediatrics, University of Kentucky, 423 Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, 800 South Limestone Street, Lexington, KY 40536-0230, USA

  2. 2

    Barnstable-Brown Endowed Chair of Diabetes, University of Kentucky, 429 Sanders Brown Center on Aging, 800 South Limestone Street, Lexington, KY 40536-0230, USA

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 6 JUN 2006
  2. Published Print: 9 JAN 2006

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9783527312610

Online ISBN: 9783527608072

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Keywords:

  • caveolin and its role in intracellular chaperone complexes;
  • caveolae and caveolin-1;
  • caveolin protein structure, domains, and membrane interactions;
  • caveolin expression and localization in the cell;
  • caveolae cholesterol and caveolin localization to caveolae;
  • protein acylation and caveolae

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Caveolae and Caveolin-1

  • Caveolin Protein Structure, Domains, and Membrane Interactions

  • Caveolin Expression and Localization in the Cell

  • Caveolin Expression and Localization Varies Depending on the Physiological State of Cells in Culture

  • Caveolin-1 Expression Confers a New Level of Regulation

  • Caveolae Cholesterol and Caveolin Localization to Caveolae

  • Caveolin and Cholesterol Cross Membranes During Trafficking

  • Two Chaperone Complexes Regulate a Caveola-Cholesterol Trafficking Cycle

  • Caveolae Linked to Nongenomic Actions and Uptake of Estrogen

  • Protein Acylation and Caveolae

  • Scavenger Receptors Localize to Caveolae

  • Cholesterol Homeostasis Regulates Caveolin Localization and Organization of other Proteins in Caveolae

  • Chaperone Complexes Involved in Cholesterol Transport in Specialized Tissues

  • Caveolin is Linked to Additional Sterol and Lipid Uptake and Trafficking Pathways

  • Conclusions

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