Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, 2009 In this article, the history of the LDL receptor is recounted by its codiscoverers. Their early work on the LDL receptor explained a genetic cause of heart attacks and led to new ways of thinking about cholesterol metabolism. The LDL receptor discovery also introduced three general concepts to cell biology: receptor-mediated endocytosis, receptor ...
Michael S. Brown, Joseph L. Goldstein
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LDL-receptor mutations in Europe [PDF]
Human Mutation, 2004 Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a clinical definition for a remarkable increase of cholesterol serum concentration, presence of xanthomas, and an autosomal dominant trait of either increased serum cholesterol or premature coronary artery disease (CAD). The identification of the low-density lipoprotein (LDL)-receptor (LDLR) as the underlying cause
Hartmut H.-J. Schmidt +2 more
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S-nitrosylation of ARH is required for LDL uptake by the LDL receptor [PDF]
Journal of Lipid Research, 2013 The LDL receptor (LDLR) relies upon endocytic adaptor proteins for internalization of lipoproteins. The results of this study show that the LDLR adaptor autosomal recessive hypercholesterolemia protein (ARH) requires nitric oxide to support LDL uptake.
Rita Garuti +5 more
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Liver Transplantation to Provide Low-Density-Lipoprotein Receptors and Lower Plasma Cholesterol in a Child with Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia [PDF]
, 1984 A six-year-old girl with severe hypercholesterolemia and atherosclerosis had two defective genes at the low-density-lipoprotein (LDL) receptor locus, as determined by biochemical studies of cultured fibroblasts.
Cummings +9 more
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Platelet interaction with bioactive lipids formed by mild oxidation of low-density lipoprotein [PDF]
, 2006 Oxidation of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) generates pro-inflammatory and pro-thrombotic mediators that play a crucial role in cardiovascular and inflammatory diseases.
Siess, Wolfgang
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LDL Receptors in Keratinocytes
Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 1992 The presence of sufficient amounts of cholesterol in the epidermis is necessary for proper functioning of plasma membranes in the viable epidermal cell layers and also for the barrier quality of lipid intercellular bilayers of the stratum corneum. Cholesterol can be generated by local epidermal synthesis, or imported from the circulation as low-density
Maria Ponec +5 more
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Mechanisms of dysregulation of low-density lipoprotein receptor expression in vascular smooth muscle cells by inflammatory cytokines [PDF]
, 2006 Objective - Although inflammation is a recognized feature of atherosclerosis, the impact of inflammation on cellular cholesterol homeostasis is unclear.
Ma, KL +6 more
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Apolipoprotein E: from cardiovascular disease to neurodegenerative disorders. [PDF]
, 2016 Apolipoprotein (apo) E was initially described as a lipid transport protein and major ligand for low density lipoprotein (LDL) receptors with a role in cholesterol metabolism and cardiovascular disease.
Mahley, Robert W
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A common polymorphism in the LDL receptor gene has multiple effects on LDL receptor function [PDF]
Human Molecular Genetics, 2013 A common synonymous single nucleotide polymorphism in exon 12 of the low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) gene, rs688, has been associated with increased plasma total and LDL cholesterol in several populations. Using immortalized lymphoblastoid cell lines from a healthy study population, we confirmed an earlier report that the minor allele of rs688 ...
Gao, Feng +3 more
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An integrated mathematical model of cellular cholesterol biosynthesis and lipoprotein metabolism [PDF]
, 2018 Cholesterol regulation is an important aspect of human health. In this work we bring together and extend two recent mathematical models describing cholesterol biosynthesis and lipoprotein endocytosis to create an integrated model of lipoprotein ...
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