After ApoB-100 docks with the LDL receptor, the entire particle is internalized and shuttled to the lysosome, where it is broken down. This makes the lysosome the final step of cholesterol delivery and the place where the cargo is dismantled for reuse. Drugs and genetic conditions that jam this lysosomal step can have outsized effects on plasma cholesterol.
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