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ReviewAnnual review of physiology2018

SR-B1: A Unique Multifunctional Receptor for Cholesterol Influx and Efflux.

Wen-Jun Shen, Salman Azhar, Fredric B Kraemer

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Review in Annual review of physiology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 194 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
194citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
7.4field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

194 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 382 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

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Wen-Jun ShenDivision of Endocrinology, Gerontology and Metabolism, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305; email: fbk@stanford.edu.
Salman AzharDivision of Endocrinology, Gerontology and Metabolism, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305; email: fbk@stanford.edu.
Fredric B KraemerDivision of Endocrinology, Gerontology and Metabolism, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305; email: fbk@stanford.edu.
VA Palo Alto Health Care System · USStanford University · US

Funding

Stanford Islet Research CoreP30DK116074 · NIDDK · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI Seung K Kim · 2017 to 2026
$19.5M
Cells Processing High Density LipoproteinsR56HL033881 · NHLBI · PALO ALTO VETERANS INSTIT FOR RESEARCH · PI AZHAR, SALMAN · 2015 to 2015
$347k
LipolysisI01BX000398 · VA · VETERANS ADMIN PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYS · PI KRAEMER, FREDRIC B. · 2009 to 2020
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BLRD VA I01 BX000398BLRD VA I01 BX001923NHLBI NIH HHS R56 HL033881NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK116074
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The scavenger receptor, class B type 1 (SR-B1), is a multiligand membrane receptor protein that functions as a physiologically relevant high-density lipoprotein (HDL) receptor whose primary role is to mediate selective uptake or influx of HDL-derived cholesteryl esters into cells and tissues. SR-B1 also facilitates the efflux of cholesterol from peripheral tissues, including macrophages, back to liver. As a regulator of plasma membrane cholesterol content, SR-B1 promotes the uptake of lipid soluble vitamins as well as viral entry into host cells. These collective functions of SR-B1 ultimately affect programmed cell death, female fertility, platelet function, vasculature inflammation, and diet-induced atherosclerosis and myocardial infarction. SR-B1 has also been identified as a potential marker for cancer diagnosis and prognosis. Finally, the SR-B1-linked selective HDL-cholesteryl ester uptake pathway is now being evaluated as a gateway for the delivery of therapeutic and diagnostic agents. In this review, we focus on the regulation and functional significance of SR-B1 in mediating cholesterol movement into and out of cells.

Indexed as

AnimalsBiological TransportCD36 AntigensCholesterolHumansLipoproteins, HDLReceptors, LipoproteinCD36 AntigensCholesterolhigh density lipoprotein receptorsLipoproteins, HDLReceptors, LipoproteinHDLHDL receptorreverse cholesterol transportselective cholesterol uptake

Identifiers

PMID29125794
PMCPMC6376870
OpenAlexW2620436731

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