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ABCA1 increases extracellular ATP to mediate cholesterol efflux to ApoA-I.
American journal of physiology. Cell physiology - 1 Oct 2011
Lee Jee Yeon, Karwatsky Joel, Ma Loretta, Zha Xiaohui
Abstract excerpt
ATP-binding cassette protein A1 (ABCA1) is a key plasma membrane protein required for the efflux of cellular cholesterol to extracellular acceptors, particularly to apolipoprotein A-I (apoA-I). This process is essential to maintain cholesterol homeostasis in the body. The detailed molecular mechanisms, however, are still insufficiently understood. Also, the molecular identity of ABCA1, i.e., channel, pump, or...
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