Soluble LDL receptor and gene

A truncation of the human LDL receptor gene has been created which can be expressed in a heterologous host to produce a soluble fragment to the receptor protein. The gene can be expressed in insect cells in culture to produce a protein fragment which is not only water soluble but which also retains...

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Hauptverfasser: GRETCH, DANIEL G, ATTIE, ALAN D, STURLEY, STEPHEN L
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Zusammenfassung:A truncation of the human LDL receptor gene has been created which can be expressed in a heterologous host to produce a soluble fragment to the receptor protein. The gene can be expressed in insect cells in culture to produce a protein fragment which is not only water soluble but which also retains affinity for binding to LDL. The truncation is a truncation of the carboxyl terminus of the native LDL receptor gene which results in a 354 amino acid protein fragment designated LDL-R354.