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An amphipathic helical region of the N-terminal barrel of phospholipid transfer protein is critical for ABCA1-dependent cholesterol efflux.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 25 Apr 2008
Oram John F, Wolfbauer Gertrud, Tang Chongren, Davidson W Sean, Albers John J
Abstract excerpt
Phospholipid lipid transfer protein (PLTP) mimics high-density lipoprotein apolipoproteins in removing cholesterol and phospholipids from cells through the ATP-binding cassette transporter A1 (ABCA1). Because amphipathic alpha-helices are the structural determinants for ABCA1 interactions, we examined the ability of synthetic peptides corresponding to helices in PLTP to remove cellular cholesterol by the ABCA1...
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