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ArticleThe Journal of biological chemistry

Loss of Down syndrome critical region-1 leads to cholesterol metabolic dysfunction that exaggerates hypercholesterolemia in ApoE-null background.

Masashi Muramatsu, Tsuyoshi Osawa, Yuri Miyamura, Suguru Nakagawa, Toshiya Tanaka, Tatsuhiko Kodama, Hiroyuki Aburatani, Juro Sakai, Sandra Ryeom, Takashi Minami

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Article in The Journal of biological chemistry. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 44% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Masashi MuramatsuDivision of Molecular and Vascular Biology, IRDA, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan.
Tsuyoshi OsawaDivision of Integrative Nutriomics, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Yuri MiyamuraDivision of Molecular and Vascular Biology, IRDA, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan.
Suguru NakagawaDivision of Genome Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Toshiya TanakaDivision of Systems Biology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Tatsuhiko KodamaDivision of Systems Biology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Hiroyuki AburataniDivision of Genome Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Juro SakaiDivision of Metabolic Medicine, RCAST, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan; Division of Molecular Physiology and Metabolism, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
Sandra RyeomDepartment of Cancer Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Takashi MinamiDivision of Molecular and Vascular Biology, IRDA, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan. Electronic address: t-minami@kumamoto-u.ac.jp.
The University of Tokyo · JPKumamoto University · JPSystems Biology Institute · JPKumamoto University Hospital · JPTohoku University · JPUniversity of Pennsylvania · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Down syndrome critical region (DSCR)-1 functions as a feedback modulator for calcineurin-nuclear factor for activated T cell (NFAT) signals, which are crucial for cell proliferation and inflammation. Stable expression of DSCR-1 inhibits pathological angiogenesis and septic inflammation. DSCR-1 also plays a critical role in vascular wall remodeling associated with aneurysm development that occurs primarily in smooth muscle cells. Besides, Dscr-1 deficiency promotes the M1-to M2-like phenotypic switch in macrophages, which correlates to the reduction of denatured cholesterol uptakes. However, the distinct roles of DSCR-1 in cholesterol and lipid metabolism are not well understood. Here, we show that loss of apolipoprotein (Apo) E in mice with chronic hypercholesterolemia induced Dscr-1 expression in the liver and aortic atheroma. In Dscr-1-null mice fed a high-fat diet, oxidative- and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress was induced, and sterol regulatory element-binding protein (SREBP) 2 production in hepatocytes was stimulated. This exaggerated ApoE

Indexed as

Gene DeletionAnimalsApolipoproteins ECalcium-Binding ProteinsCholesterolGene Expression RegulationHepatocytesHypercholesterolemiaMiceMuscle ProteinsPhenotypeApolipoproteins ECalcium-Binding ProteinsCholesterolDSCR1 protein, mouseMuscle Proteinsapolipoprotein (Apo)EDown syndrome critical region (DSCR)-1hypercholesterolemialow-density lipoprotein (LDL)nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)nuclear factor for activated T cells (NFAT)proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type (PCSK)9regulator of calcineurin (RCAN)1

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PMID33895138
PMCPMC8142255
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