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H Pollard, A M Scanu, E W Taylor.
Abstract
Ultracentrifugal and electron microscopic studies of human serum low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and several of its derivatives led to the formulation of a model in which the 20 protein subunits, probably globular, are arranged in a dodecahedral pattern with icosahedral symmetry. In such a model the LDL surface is occupied by both protein and lipids, predominantly phospholipids, as supported by the results of the hydrolysis of LDL by phospholipase A and C. Neutral lipids (cholesterol esters and glycerides) would be in the interior of the molecule.Entities:
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Year: 1969 PMID: 5263015 PMCID: PMC286162 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.64.1.304
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ISSN: 0027-8424 Impact factor: 11.205