Molecular biology of apolipoprotein E.
Journal Article (Journal Article;Review)
Apolipoprotein E, first identified 26 years ago as a serum protein that mediates extracellular cholesterol transport, is now known to regulate multiple additional metabolic pathways. Several clinically important disorders of the vasculature and brain are differentially caused, or modified, by the three isoforms of this protein. Apolipoprotein E was previously believed to traffic exclusively through binding cell surface receptors, endocytosis, and hydrolysis. However, recent studies reveal a variety of additional physiologically important roles for apolipoprotein E that are mediated through interactions with different families of receptors, through binding other proteins, and through other intracellular trafficking pathways and second messengers. Much research is now directed toward identifying those pathways of apolipoprotein E metabolism that are differentially regulated by the various isoforms of apolipoprotein E, with the goal of identifying the particular molecular pathways that result in vascular and neurologic disorders.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Strittmatter, WJ; Bova Hill, C
Published Date
- April 2002
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 13 / 2
Start / End Page
- 119 - 123
PubMed ID
- 11891413
Pubmed Central ID
- 11891413
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0957-9672
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1097/00041433-200204000-00002
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- England