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Two Proteins -- ABCA1 and ABCG1 -- combine to enable HDL to protect against cardiovascular disease

Two Proteins -- ABCA1 and ABCG1 -- combine to enable HDL to protect against cardiovascular disease Date: November 12, 2007 Source: Journal of Clinical Investigation Summary: Individuals with an ...
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Important new player in diabetes onset discovered

If you think of diabetes onset like an elaborate molecular drama, then scientists have unmasked a previously unknown cellular player, which is critical to proper insulin secretion. If you think of ...
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HDL and ABCG1 Help Keep Blood-Vessel Cell Lining Healthy

JCI paper revealed that these proteins protect against endothelial dysfunction in mice fed a high-cholesterol diet. HDL and an ATP-binding cassette transporter protein (ABCG1) help ensure that the ...
Nature

Screening ABCG1, the human homologue of the Drosophila white gene, for polymorphisms and association with bipolar affective disorder

ABCG1 encodes a transporter protein that may be involved in the cellular uptake of tryptophan. Tryptophan is the precursor for serotonin, which is implicated in the regulation of mood. The gene maps ...
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ABCG1 orchestrates adipose tissue macrophage plasticity and insulin resistance in obesity by rewiring saturated fatty acid pools

The Nature Index 2025 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...