Article
Molecular mechanisms of type III hyperlipoproteinemia: The contribution of the carboxy-terminal domain of ApoE can account for the dyslipidemia that is associated with the E2/E2 phenotype.
Biochemistry - 26 Aug 2003
Kypreos Kyriakos E, Li Xiaoping, van Dijk Ko Willems, Havekes Louis M, Zannis Vassilis I
Abstract excerpt
Apolipoprotein E2, which has an R158 for C substitution, has reduced affinity for the LDL receptor and is associated with type III hyperlipoproteinemia in humans. Consistent with these observations, we have found that following adenovirus-mediated gene transfer, full-length apoE2 aggravates the hypercholesterolemia and induces hypertriglyceridemia in E-deficient mice and induces combined hyperlipidemia in C57BL/6...
Topics
- Adenoviridae
- Animals
- Apolipoprotein E2
- Apolipoproteins E
- Biological Transport, Active
- CHO Cells
- Cholesterol
- Cricetinae
- Female
- Genes, Dominant
- Humans
