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ArticleMethods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)2018

Isolation of Plasma Lipoproteins as a Source of Extracellular RNA.

Kang Li, David K Wong, Fu Sang Luk, Roy Y Kim, Robert L Raffai

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Article in Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers.

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31citing papers in PubMed
4.3field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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31 citing papers in PubMed, 47 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kang LiDepartment of Surgery, University of California & VA Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, USA.
David K WongDepartment of Surgery, University of California & VA Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Fu Sang LukDepartment of Surgery, University of California & VA Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Roy Y KimDepartment of Surgery, University of California & VA Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Robert L RaffaiDepartment of Surgery, University of California & VA Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, USA. Robert.raffai@ucsfmedctr.org.
San Francisco VA Medical Center · US

Funding

Transcellular epigenetic regulation by ex-small RNA in C. elegantU19CA179512 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI BLELLOCH, ROBERT · 2013 to 2017
$7.4M
Defining A Comprehensive Reference Profile of Circulating Human Extracellular RNAU01HL126493 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI ERLE, DAVID J, WOODRUFF, PRESCOTT G · 2014 to 2018
$3.5M
Hyperglycemia and MicroRNA Dysregulation of Inflammation in AtherosclerosisR01HL133575 · NHLBI · NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE/RES/EDU · PI RAFFAI, ROBERT · 2016 to 2019
$1.5M
NCI NIH HHS U19 CA179512NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL133575NHLBI NIH HHS U01 HL126493
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Plasma lipoproteins are essential vehicles of lipid distribution for cellular energy and structural requirements as well as for excretion of lipid excess. Imbalances in lipoprotein metabolism are known to contribute to metabolic diseases ranging from vascular inflammation and atherosclerosis to obesity and diabetes. The lipid and protein cargo carried by lipoprotein subclasses have long been the focus of studies exploring the contribution of plasma lipoproteins in health and in metabolic disorders. More recent studies have revealed the presence of noncoding RNA as a new form of cargo carried by plasma lipoproteins. Lipoprotein-associated microRNAs have been identified to distribute differentially among plasma lipoprotein subclasses and contribute to cellular signaling. These findings highlight plasma lipoprotein-associated RNA as a potential source of biological signaling and warrant a renewed interest in the study of plasma lipoprotein biology. This chapter describes principles and methods based on density ultracentrifugation and size exclusion chromatography for the isolation of plasma lipoproteins as a source of extracellular RNA.

Indexed as

RNAAnimalsCentrifugation, Density GradientChromatography, LiquidHumansLipoproteinsMicePlasmaLipoproteinsRNAExtracellular RNAFPLC chromatographyHDLLDLLipoproteinSequential density ultracentrifugationVLDL

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PMID29388141
PMCPMC6476197
OpenAlexW2793503814

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