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The "CholesteROR" protective pathway in the vascular system.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Apr 2004
Boukhtouche Fatiha, Mariani Jean, Tedgui Alain
Abstract excerpt
Retinoic acid receptor-related Orphan Receptor alpha (RORalpha) is a member of the nuclear hormone receptor superfamily. RORalpha has long been considered as a constitutive activator of transcription in the absence of exogenous ligand; however, cholesterol has recently been identified as a natural ligand of RORalpha. The spontaneous staggerer (sg/sg) mutation is a deletion in the Rora gene that prevents the...
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