ABCA1 (ATP-Binding Cassette Transporter A1) Mediates ApoA-I (Apolipoprotein A-I) and ApoA-I Mimetic Peptide Mobilization of Extracellular Cholesterol Microdomains Deposited by Macrophages
Author(s) -
Xueting Jin,
Denis Sviridov,
Ying Liu,
Boris Vaisman,
Lia Addadi,
Alan T. Remaley,
Howard S. Kruth
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.116.308334
Subject(s) - abca1 , sphingomyelin , cholesterol , extracellular , lipid microdomain , phospholipid , reverse cholesterol transport , biochemistry , atp binding cassette transporter 1 , apolipoprotein b , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , chemistry , transporter , lipoprotein , membrane , gene
We examined the function of ABCA1 (ATP-binding cassette transporter A1) in ApoA-I (apolipoprotein A-I) mobilization of cholesterol microdomains deposited into the extracellular matrix by cholesterol-enriched macrophages. We have also determined whether an ApoA-I mimetic peptide without and with complexing to sphingomyelin can mobilize macrophage-deposited cholesterol microdomains.
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