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Replacement of Cysteine at Position 46 in the First Cysteine-Rich Repeat of the LDL Receptor
(Public Library Science, 2018-10-17)
Background and aims
Pathogenic mutations in the Low Density Lipoprotein Receptor gene (LDLR) cause Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH), one of the most common genetic disorders with a prevalence as high as 1 in 200 in ...
Lipidomimetic Compounds Act as HIV-1 Entry Inhibitors by Altering Viral Membrane Structure
(Frontiers Media, 2018-09-04)
The envelope of Human Immunodeficiency Virus type 1 (HIV-1) consists of a liquid-ordered membrane enriched in raft lipids and containing the viral glycoproteins. Previous studies demonstrated that changes in viral membrane ...
Celiac Diasease-associated lncRNA Named HCG14 Regulates NOD1 Expression in Intestinal Cells
(Wiley, 2018-08-01)
Objective:
The aim of the study is to identify additional celiac disease associated loci in the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) independent from classical HLA risk alleles (HLA-DR3-DQ2) and to characterize their ...
DEXI, a candidate gene for type 1 diabetes, modulates rat and human pancreatic beta cell inflammation via regulation of the type I IFN/STAT signalling pathway
(Springer, 2018-11-26)
Aims/hypothesis: The initial stages of type 1 diabetes are characterized by an aberrant islet inflammation that is in part regulated by the interaction between type 1 diabetes susceptibility genes and environmental factors. ...
Pb(II) Induces Scramblase Activation and Ceramide-Domain Generation in Red Blood Cells
(Nature Publishing, 2018-05-10)
The mechanisms of Pb(II) toxicity have been studied in human red blood cells using confocal microscopy, immunolabeling, fluorescence-activated cell sorting and atomic force microscopy. The process follows a sequence of ...