A transient amphipathic helix in the prodomain of PCSK9 facilitates binding to low-density lipoprotein particles.
The Journal Of Biological Chemistry
Sarkar, Samantha K SK; Foo, Alexander C Y ACY; Matyas, Angela A; Asikhia, Ikhuosho I; Kosenko, Tanja T; Goto, Natalie K NK; Vergara-Jaque, Ariela A; Lagace, Thomas A TA
Effects of Genetic Variants Associated with Familial Hypercholesterolemia on Low-Density Lipoprotein-Cholesterol Levels and Cardiovascular Outcomes in the Million Veteran Program.
Circulation. Genomic And Precision Medicine
Sun, Yan V YV; Damrauer, Scott M SM; Hui, Qin Q; Assimes, Themistocles L TL; Ho, Yuk-Lam YL; Natarajan, Pradeep P; Klarin, Derek D; Huang, Jie J; Lynch, Julie J; DuVall, Scott L SL; Pyarajan, Saiju S; Honerlaw, Jacqueline P JP; Gaziano, J Michael JM; Cho, Kelly K; Rader, Daniel J DJ; O'Donnell, Christopher J CJ; Tsao, Philip S PS; Wilson, Peter W F PWF
Publication Date: 2018-12
Variant appearance in text: PCSK9: Arg469Trp; rs141502002
Identifying individual risk rare variants using protein structure guided local tests (POINT).
Plos Computational Biology
Marceau West, Rachel R; Lu, Wenbin W; Rotroff, Daniel M DM; Kuenemann, Melaine A MA; Chang, Sheng-Mao SM; Wu, Michael C MC; Wagner, Michael J MJ; Buse, John B JB; Motsinger-Reif, Alison A AA; Fourches, Denis D; Tzeng, Jung-Ying JY
Identification and in vitro characterization of two new PCSK9 Gain of Function variants found in patients with Familial Hypercholesterolemia.
Scientific Reports
Di Taranto, Maria Donata MD; Benito-Vicente, Asier A; Giacobbe, Carola C; Uribe, Kepa Belloso KB; Rubba, Paolo P; Etxebarria, Aitor A; Guardamagna, Ornella O; Gentile, Marco M; Martín, Cesar C; Fortunato, Giuliana G
Publication Date: 2017-11-10
Variant appearance in text: PCSK9: 1405C>T; Arg469Trp; rs141502002
Development of a Targeted Multi-Disorder High-Throughput Sequencing Assay for the Effective Identification of Disease-Causing Variants.
Plos One
Delio, Maria M; Patel, Kunjan K; Maslov, Alex A; Marion, Robert W RW; McDonald, Thomas V TV; Cadoff, Evan M EM; Golden, Aaron A; Greally, John M JM; Vijg, Jan J; Morrow, Bernice B; Montagna, Cristina C
Publication Date: 2015
Variant appearance in text: PCSK9: R469W; rs141502002
Plasma Membrane Tetraspanin CD81 Complexes with Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin/Kexin Type 9 (PCSK9) and Low Density Lipoprotein Receptor (LDLR), and Its Levels Are Reduced by PCSK9.
The Journal Of Biological Chemistry
Le, Quoc-Tuan QT; Blanchet, Matthieu M; Seidah, Nabil G NG; Labonté, Patrick P
PCSK9 variation and association with blood pressure in African Americans: preliminary findings from the HyperGEN and REGARDS studies.
Frontiers In Genetics
Tran, Ngan T NT; Aslibekyan, Stella S; Tiwari, Hemant K HK; Zhi, Degui D; Sung, Yun Ju YJ; Hunt, Steven C SC; Rao, D C DC; Broeckel, Ulrich U; Judd, Suzanne E SE; Muntner, Paul P; Kent, Shia T ST; Arnett, Donna K DK; Irvin, Marguerite R MR
Publication Date: 2015
Variant appearance in text: PCSK9: 1405C>T; R469W; rs141502002
Annexin A2 reduces PCSK9 protein levels via a translational mechanism and interacts with the M1 and M2 domains of PCSK9.
The Journal Of Biological Chemistry
Ly, Kévin K; Saavedra, Yascara Grisel Luna YG; Canuel, Maryssa M; Routhier, Sophie S; Desjardins, Roxane R; Hamelin, Josée J; Mayne, Janice J; Lazure, Claude C; Seidah, Nabil G NG; Day, Robert R
Differential effects of PCSK9 loss of function variants on serum lipid and PCSK9 levels in Caucasian and African Canadian populations.
Lipids In Health And Disease
Mayne, Janice J; Ooi, Teik Chye TC; Raymond, Angela A; Cousins, Marion M; Bernier, Lise L; Dewpura, Thilina T; Sirois, Francine F; Mbikay, Majambu M; Davignon, Jean J; Chrétien, Michel M
The M2 module of the Cys-His-rich domain (CHRD) of PCSK9 protein is needed for the extracellular low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) degradation pathway.
The Journal Of Biological Chemistry
Saavedra, Yascara Grisel Luna YG; Day, Robert R; Seidah, Nabil G NG
Mechanisms and genetic determinants regulating sterol absorption, circulating LDL levels, and sterol elimination: implications for classification and disease risk.
Journal Of Lipid Research
Calandra, Sebastiano S; Tarugi, Patrizia P; Speedy, Helen E HE; Dean, Andrew F AF; Bertolini, Stefano S; Shoulders, Carol C CC
Evidence for positive selection in the C-terminal domain of the cholesterol metabolism gene PCSK9 based on phylogenetic analysis in 14 primate species.