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ReviewJournal of lipid research2018

Scavenger receptor B type 1: expression, molecular regulation, and cholesterol transport function.

Wen-Jun Shen, Shailendra Asthana, Fredric B Kraemer, Salman Azhar

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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 76 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
76citing papers in PubMed
5.5field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

76 citing papers in PubMed, 148 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

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Wen-Jun ShenGeriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Research Center (GRECC), Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA 94304 and Division of Endocrinology, Gerontology, and Metabolism, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305.ORCID 0000-0001-5150-1698
Shailendra AsthanaDrug Discovery Research Center (DDRC), Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI), NCR Biotech Science Cluster, Faridabad 121001, Haryana, India.
Fredric B KraemerGeriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Research Center (GRECC), Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA 94304 and Division of Endocrinology, Gerontology, and Metabolism, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305.
Salman AzharGeriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Research Center (GRECC), Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA 94304 and Division of Endocrinology, Gerontology, and Metabolism, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305 salman.azhar@va.gov sazhar@stanford.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-9954-4566
VA Palo Alto Health Care System · USTranslational Health Science and Technology Institute · IN

Funding

Stanford Islet Research CoreP30DK116074 · NIDDK · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI Seung K Kim · 2017 to 2026
$19.5M
Citrullination of ApoA1 as a Novel Contributor to Inflammatory AtherogenesisR56HL122773 · NHLBI · PALO ALTO VETERANS INSTIT FOR RESEARCH · PI SOKOLOVE, JEREMY B · 2015 to 2015
$358k
LipolysisI01BX000398 · VA · VETERANS ADMIN PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYS · PI KRAEMER, FREDRIC B. · 2009 to 2020
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Role of Cholesterol in Age-related Decline in SteroidogenesisI01BX001923 · VA · VETERANS ADMIN PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYS · PI AZHAR, SALMAN · 2013 to 2020
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BLR&D Research Career Scientist Award ApplicationIK6BX004200 · VA · VETERANS ADMIN PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYS · PI AZHAR, SALMAN · 2018 to 2024
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BLRD VA I01 BX000398BLRD VA I01 BX001923BLRD VA IK6 BX004200NHLBI NIH HHS R56 HL122773NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK116074
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cholesterol is required for maintenance of plasma membrane fluidity and integrity and for many cellular functions. Cellular cholesterol can be obtained from lipoproteins in a selective pathway of HDL-cholesteryl ester (CE) uptake without parallel apolipoprotein uptake. Scavenger receptor B type 1 (SR-B1) is a cell surface HDL receptor that mediates HDL-CE uptake. It is most abundantly expressed in liver, where it provides cholesterol for bile acid synthesis, and in steroidogenic tissues, where it delivers cholesterol needed for storage or steroidogenesis in rodents. SR-B1 transcription is regulated by trophic hormones in the adrenal gland, ovary, and testis; in the liver and elsewhere, SR-B1 is subject to posttranscriptional and posttranslational regulation. SR-B1 operates in several metabolic processes and contributes to pathogenesis of atherosclerosis, inflammation, hepatitis C virus infection, and other conditions. Here, we summarize characteristics of the selective uptake pathway and involvement of microvillar channels as facilitators of selective HDL-CE uptake. We also present the potential mechanisms of SR-B1-mediated selective cholesterol transport; the transcriptional, posttranscriptional, and posttranslational regulation of SR-B1; and the impact of gene variants on expression and function of human SR-B1. A better understanding of this unique pathway and SR-B1's role may yield improved therapies for a wide variety of conditions.

Indexed as

Gene Expression RegulationAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsCD36 AntigensCholesterolHumansPolymorphism, GeneticProtein TransportCD36 AntigensCholesteroladrenalbileliversteroids

Identifiers

PMID29720388
PMCPMC6027903
OpenAlexW2799987449

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