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Targeted disruption of the idol gene alters cellular regulation of the low-density lipoprotein receptor by sterols and liver x receptor agonists.
Molecular and cellular biology - 1 May 2011
Scotti Elena, Hong Cynthia, Yoshinaga Yuko, Tu Yiping, Hu Yan, Zelcer Noam, Boyadjian Rima, de Jong Pieter J, Young Stephen G, Fong Loren G, Tontonoz Peter
Abstract excerpt
Previously, we identified the E3 ubiquitin ligase Idol (inducible degrader of the low-density lipoprotein [LDL] receptor [LDLR]) as a posttranscriptional regulator of the LDLR pathway. Idol stimulates LDLR degradation through ubiquitination of its C-terminal domain, thereby limiting cholesterol uptake. Here we report the generation and characterization of mouse embryonic stem cells homozygous for a null mutation...
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