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The ATP-binding cassette transporter 1 mediates lipid efflux from Sertoli cells and influences male fertility.
Journal of lipid research - 1 Jun 2004
Selva David M, Hirsch-Reinshagen Veronica, Burgess Braydon, Zhou Steven, Chan Jeniffer, McIsaac Sean, Hayden Michael R, Hammond Geoffrey L, Vogl A Wayne, Wellington Cheryl L
Abstract excerpt
The liver X receptor/retinoid X receptor (LXR/RXR)-regulated gene ABCA1 effluxes cellular cholesterol and phospholipid to apolipoprotein A1 (apoA1), which is the rate-limiting step in high-density lipoprotein synthesis. The RXR pathway plays a critical role in testicular lipid trafficking, and RX...
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