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Sterol Carrier Protein X (SCP-x) Regulates Cholesterol Transport in the Migratory Locust

Dengbo Li, Tian Miao, Zige Wang, Zimeng Lang, Zixin Wang, Zixuan Zhou, Jinming Zhao, Panting Ma, Yuemin Ma

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Article in Biology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Dengbo LiCollege of Life Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China.
Tian MiaoCollege of Life Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China.
Zige WangCollege of Life Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China.
Zimeng LangCollege of Life Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China.
Zixin WangCollege of Life Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China.
Zixuan ZhouCollege of Life Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China.
Jinming ZhaoCollege of Life Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China.
Panting MaCollege of Life Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China.
Yuemin MaCollege of Life Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China.

Funding

Fundamental Research Program of Shanxi Province in China 202403021212067National Natural Science Foundation of China 32402363University of Shanxi's Undergraduate Innovation Training Program of Shanxi Province in China S202510108088
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sterol Carrier Protein X (SCP-x) is an evolutionarily conserved lipid transport protein that plays important roles in sterol metabolism. In insects, cholesterol is an essential component of cellular membranes and the precursor of ecdysteroids, yet insects cannot synthesize cholesterol de novo and must obtain it from dietary sources. However, the functional role of SCP-x in cholesterol absorption and transport in insects remains poorly understood. In this study, the SCP-x gene from the migratory locust

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cholesterolLocusta migratoriaSCP-2SCP-x

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PMID42041892
PMCPMC13113942

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