Evidence map›Paper›PMID 29650752›Full record

ReviewJournal of lipid research2018

Lipid transfer proteins in the assembly of apoB-containing lipoproteins.

Alaa Sirwi, M Mahmood Hussain

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Review in Journal of lipid research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 80 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
80citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
9.2field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

80 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 150 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Alaa SirwiSchool of Graduate Studies, Molecular and Cell Biology Program, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY.
M Mahmood HussainNew York University Winthrop Hospital, Mineola, NY and Veterans Affairs New York Harbor Healthcare System, Brooklyn, NY mhussain@nyuwinthrop.org.
State University of New York · USVA NY Harbor Healthcare System · US

Funding

Effects of miR-30c deficiency on plasma cholesterol and atherosclerosisR01HL137202 · NHLBI · NYU WINTHROP HOSPITAL · PI HUSSAIN, M MAHMOOD · 2017 to 2020
$1.5M
Molecular mechanisms of chylomicron assemblyR56DK046900 · NIDDK · SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER · PI HUSSAIN, M MAHMOOD · 2015 to 2015
$140k
Regulation of plasma lipids and atherosclerosis by miR-30cI01BX001728 · VA · VA NEW YORK HARBOR HLTHCARE/SYS/BROOKLYN · PI HUSSAIN, M MAHMOOD · 2013 to 2016
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BLRD VA I01 BX001728NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL137202NIDDK NIH HHS R56 DK046900
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A better understanding of intracellular lipoprotein assembly may help identify proteins with important roles in lipid disorders. apoB-containing lipoproteins (B-lps) are macromolecular lipid and protein micelles that act as specialized transport vehicles for hydrophobic lipids. They are assembled predominantly in enterocytes and hepatocytes to transport dietary and endogenous fat, respectively, to different tissues. Assembly occurs in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and is dependent on lipid resynthesis in the ER and on a chaperone, namely, microsomal triglyceride transfer protein (MTTP). Precursors for lipid synthesis are obtained from extracellular sources and from cytoplasmic lipid droplets. MTTP is the major and essential lipid transfer protein that transfers phospholipids and triacylglycerols to nascent apoB for the assembly of lipoproteins. Assembly is aided by cell death-inducing DFF45-like effector B and by phospholipid transfer protein, which may facilitate additional deposition of triacylglycerols and phospholipids, respectively, to apoB. Here, we summarize the current understanding of the different steps in the assembly of B-lps and discuss the role of lipid transfer proteins in these steps to help identify new clinical targets for lipid-associated disorders, such as heart disease.

Indexed as

AnimalsApolipoproteins BCarrier ProteinsHumansApolipoproteins BCarrier Proteinslipid transfer proteinapolipoprotein BMTP

Identifiers

PMID29650752
PMCPMC6027923
OpenAlexW2797964882

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