Genome-wide RNAi screen reveals ALK1 mediates LDL uptake and transcytosis in endothelial cells

Autor: Jan R. Kraehling, John H. Chidlow, Chitra Rajagopal, Michael G. Sugiyama, Joseph W. Fowler, Monica Y. Lee, Xinbo Zhang, Cristina M. Ramírez, Eon Joo Park, Bo Tao, Keyang Chen, Leena Kuruvilla, Bruno Larriveé, Ewa Folta-Stogniew, Roxana Ola, Noemi Rotllan, Wenping Zhou, Michael W. Nagle, Joachim Herz, Kevin Jon Williams, Anne Eichmann, Warren L. Lee, Carlos Fernández-Hernando, William C. Sessa
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms13516
Popis: Atherosclerosis is caused by low-density lipoprotein (LDL) buildup in the vessel wall, a process thought to be mediated by LDL receptor alone. Here, the authors show that the endothelium can uptake LDL via ALK1, a TGFβ signalling receptor, suggesting new therapies for blocking LDL accumulation in the vessel wall.
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