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Elina Ikonen

Researcher at Minerva Foundation Institute for Medical Research

Publications -  207
Citations -  26902

Elina Ikonen is an academic researcher from Minerva Foundation Institute for Medical Research. The author has contributed to research in topics: Endosome & Lipid droplet. The author has an hindex of 60, co-authored 197 publications receiving 24542 citations. Previous affiliations of Elina Ikonen include University of Helsinki & University of Geneva.

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Functional rafts in cell membranes

Kai Simons, +1 more
- 05 Jun 1997 - 
TL;DR: A new aspect of cell membrane structure is presented, based on the dynamic clustering of sphingolipids and cholesterol to form rafts that move within the fluid bilayer that function as platforms for the attachment of proteins when membranes are moved around inside the cell and during signal transduction.
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A hexanucleotide repeat expansion in C9ORF72 is the cause of chromosome 9p21-linked ALS-FTD

Alan E. Renton, +85 more
- 20 Oct 2011 - 
TL;DR: The chromosome 9p21 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-frontotemporal dementia (ALS-FTD) locus contains one of the last major unidentified autosomal-dominant genes underlying these common neurodegenerative diseases, and a large hexanucleotide repeat expansion in the first intron of C9ORF72 is shown.
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Cellular cholesterol trafficking and compartmentalization

TL;DR: Increased understanding of these processes and their integration at the organ systems level provides fundamental insights into the physiology of cholesterol trafficking.
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How Cells Handle Cholesterol

TL;DR: The regulation of cholesterol homeostasis is now receiving a new focus, and this changed perspective may throw light on diseases caused by cholesterol excess, the prime example being atherosclerosis.
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Roles of lipid rafts in membrane transport.

TL;DR: New evidence suggests that compositionally distinct lipid microdomains are assembled and may coexist within a given membrane.