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Absence of hyperlipidemia in LDL receptor-deficient mice having apolipoprotein B100 without the putative receptor-binding sequences.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Oct 2008
Johnson Lance A, Altenburg Michael K, Walzem Rosemary L, Scanga Lori T, Maeda Nobuyo
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To examine the effects of apoB100 structure, specifically a mutation in the LDLr binding region, on the production of LDL and development of atherosclerosis in vivo. METHODS AND RESULTS: Ldlr(-/-)Apobec1(-/-) mice lacking the LDLR and apoB editing enzyme accumulated LDL in plasma and developed severe atherosclerosis when they had wild-type apoB100. In marked contrast, in Ldlr(-/-)Apobec1(-/-) mice...
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