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Transgenic expression of dominant-active IDOL in liver causes diet-induced hypercholesterolemia and atherosclerosis in mice.
Circulation research - 1 Aug 2014
Calkin Anna C, Lee Stephen D, Kim Jason, Van Stijn Caroline M W, Wu Xiao-Hui, Lusis Aldons J, Hong Cynthia, Tangirala Rajendra I, Tontonoz Peter
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RATIONALE: The E3 ubiquitin ligase inducible degrader of the low-density lipoprotein receptor (IDOL) triggers lysosomal degradation of the low-density lipoprotein receptor. The tissue-specific effects of the IDOL pathway on plasma cholesterol and atherosclerosis have not been examined. OBJECTIVE: Given that the liver is the primary determinant of plasma cholesterol levels, we sought to examine the consequence of...
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