MOLECULAR-BIOLOGY OF APOLIPOPROTEIN-D

被引:32
作者
MILNE, RW
RASSART, E
MARCEL, YL
机构
[1] UNIV OTTAWA,INST HEART,LIPOPROT & ATHEROSCLEROSIS GRP,OTTAWA K1Y 4E9,ONTARIO,CANADA
[2] UNIV QUEBEC,DEPT SCI BIOL,MONTREAL H3C 3P8,QUEBEC,CANADA
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10.1097/00041433-199304000-00005
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Apolipoprotein (apo) D is a member of the lipocalin superfamily of proteins that transports small hydrophobic ligands. Cholesterol, steroid hormones and heme-related compounds have been proposed as candidate physiological ligands of apoD. On the basis of observations of its structure and the tissue distribution of its gene expression, we propose that apoD may be a multi-ligand, multi-function protein.
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