LXR and ABCA1 control cholesterol homeostasis in the proximal mouse epididymis in a cell-specific manner

Journal of Lipid Research

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1766-1775

  Ouvrier, Aurélia ^a   Cadet, Rémi ^a   Vernet, Patrick ^a   Laillet, Brigitte ^b   Chardigny, Jean Michel ^b   Lobaccaro, Jean Marc A ^a   Drevet, Joël R ^a   Saez, Fabrice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^b CRNH AUVERGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Apical cells; ATP binding cassette transporter; ATP binding cassette G1; Liver X receptors; Scavenger receptor B1

Indexed keywords

ABC TRANSPORTER A1; ABC TRANSPORTER G1; CHOLESTEROL; LIVER X RECEPTOR; SCAVENGER RECEPTOR BI;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL SPECIFICITY; CELL TYPE; CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDIDYMIS; MALE; METABOLIC REGULATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEPLETION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LIPID INTERACTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; ATP-BINDING CASSETTE TRANSPORTERS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL ESTERS; EPIDIDYMIS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FATTY ACIDS; FERTILITY; HOMEOSTASIS; MALE; MICE; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; ORPHAN NUCLEAR RECEPTORS; SPERM MATURATION;

EID: 70350352939     PISSN: 00222275     EISSN: 15397262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1194/jlr.M800657-JLR200     Document Type: Article

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