Quantitative Subcellular Analysis of the Effects of the Enigmatic Protein PCSK9

PCSK9 is the third gene implicated in autosomal dominant hypercholesterolemia, due to its role in promoting the degradation of the low density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR). Little is known regarding the mechanism by which it promotes the degradation of LDLR, nor the effects PCSK9 has on other cellul...

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Main Author: Denis, Nicholas
Other Authors: Figeys, Daniel
Published: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10393/20133
http://dx.doi.org/10.20381/ruor-4709