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  • Cathepsin B is a novel gender-dependent determinant of cholesterol absorption from the intestine.

Cathepsin B is a novel gender-dependent determinant of cholesterol absorption from the intestine.

Journal of lipid research (2012-12-19)
Winifred P S Wong, Jessica B Altemus, James F Hester, Ernest R Chan, Jean-François Côté, David Serre, Ephraim Sehayek
摘要

We used a mouse C57BL/6J×CASA/Rk intercross to map a locus on chromosome 14 that displayed a gender-dependent effect on cholesterol absorption from the intestine. Studies in congenic animals revealed a complex locus with multiple operating genetic determinants resulting in alternating gender-dependent phenotypic effects. Fine-mapping narrowed the locus to a critical 6.3 Mb interval. Female subcongenics, but not males, of the critical interval displayed a decrease of 33% in cholesterol absorption. RNA-Seq analysis of female subcongenic jejunum revealed that cysteine protease cathepsin B (Ctsb) is a candidate to explain the interval effect. Consistent with the phenotype in critical interval subcongenics, female Ctsb knockout mice, but not males, displayed a decrease of 31% in cholesterol absorption. Although studies in Ctsb knockouts revealed a gender-dependent effect on cholesterol absorption, further fine-mapping dismissed a role for Ctsb in determining the effect of the critical 6.3 Mb interval on cholesterol absorption.

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L -抗坏血酸, reagent grade, crystalline
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InnoZyme 组织蛋白酶B活性检测试剂盒,荧光法