Article
The LDL receptor: how acid pulls the trigger.
Trends in biochemical sciences - 1 Jun 2005
Beglova Natalia, Blacklow Stephen C
Abstract excerpt
The low-density lipoprotein receptor normally carries lipoprotein particles into cells, and releases them upon delivery to the low pH milieu of the endosome. Recent structural and functional studies of the receptor, combined with the plethora of prior knowledge about normal receptor function and the effects of disease-associated mutations that cause familial hypercholesterolemia, reveal a detailed molecular model...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
