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Interaction of a recombinant form of apolipoprotein[a] with human fibroblasts and with the human hepatoma cell line HepG2
1 Mar 1996
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We have studied the binding, uptake, and degradation of a recombinant form of apolipoprotein[a] (r-apo[a]) using a cultured cell model. In HepG2 cells and in human fibroblasts, r-apo[a] complexed with low density lipoprotein(LDL) is bound and internalized via high affinity (Kd = 10 nM) receptors; in both cell types, low affinity (Kd = 200-300 nM) sites also mediate free apo[a] uptake. Using competition studies,...
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