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miRNA Targeting of Oxysterol-Binding Protein-Like 6 Regulates Cholesterol Trafficking and Efflux
Author(s) -
Mireille Ouimet,
Elizabeth J. Hennessy,
Coen van Solingen,
Graeme J. Koelwyn,
Maryem A. Hussein,
Bhama Ramkhelawon,
Katey J. Rayner,
Ryan E. Temel,
Ljubica Perisic,
Ulf Hedin,
Lars Mäegdefessel,
Michael J. Garabedian,
Lesca M. Holdt,
Daniel Teupser,
Kathryn J. Moore
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
arteriosclerosis thrombosis and vascular biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.007
H-Index - 270
eISSN - 1524-4636
pISSN - 1079-5642
DOI - 10.1161/atvbaha.116.307282
Subject(s) - endoplasmic reticulum , microbiology and biotechnology , oxysterol , biology , endosome , cholesterol , liver x receptor , microrna , gene knockdown , homeostasis , nuclear receptor , biochemistry , gene , transcription factor , intracellular
Cholesterol homeostasis is fundamental to human health and is, thus, tightly regulated. MicroRNAs exert potent effects on biological pathways, including cholesterol metabolism, by repressing genes with related functions. We reasoned that this mode of pathway regulation could be exploited to identify novel genes involved in cholesterol homeostasis.

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