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High-density lipoprotein is a potential growth factor for adrenocortical cells.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 26 May 2006
Murao Koji, Imachi Hitomi, Cao Wenming, Yu Xiao, Li Junhua, Yoshida Kazuya, Ahmed Rania A M, Matsumoto Kensuke, Nishiuchi Takamasa, Wong Norman C W, Ishida Toshihiko
Abstract excerpt
The entry of cholesterol contained within high-density lipoprotein (HDL) into adrenocortical cells is mediated by a human homologue of SR-BI, CD36, and LIMPII Analogous-1 (CLA-1) and thus augmenting their growth. To address the role of CLA-1, we created a mutant mCLA that lacked the C-terminal ta...
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