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Analysis of the role of microsomal triglyceride transfer protein in the liver of tissue-specific knockout mice.
The Journal of clinical investigation - 1 May 1999
Raabe M, Véniant M M, Sullivan M A, Zlot C H, Björkegren J, Nielsen L B, Wong J S, Hamilton R L, Young S G
Abstract excerpt
A deficiency in microsomal triglyceride transfer protein (MTP) causes the human lipoprotein deficiency syndrome abetalipoproteinemia. However, the role of MTP in the assembly and secretion of VLDL in the liver is not precisely understood. It is not clear, for instance, whether MTP is required to move the bulk of triglycerides into the lumen of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) during the assembly of VLDL particles....
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