Thyroid hormone receptor β1 stimulates ABCB4 to increase biliary phosphatidylcholine excretion in mice

The ATP-binding cassette transporter ABCB4/MDR3 is critical for biliary phosphatidylcholine (PC) excretion at the canalicular membrane of hepatocytes. Defective ABCB4 gene expression and protein function result in various cholestatic liver and bile duct injuries. Thyroid hormone receptor (THR) is a...

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Main Authors: Julien Gautherot, Thierry Claudel, Frans Cuperus, Claudia Daniela Fuchs, Thomas Falguières, Michael Trauner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-09-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520335306