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Title: Peptide mediators of cholesterol efflux

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1083792

The present invention provides a family of non-naturally occurring polypeptides having cholesterol efflux activity that parallels that of full-length apolipoproteins (e.g., Apo AI and Apo E), and having high selectivity for ABAC1 that parallels that of full-length apolipoproteins. The invention also provides compositions comprising such polypeptides, methods of identifying, screening and synthesizing such polypeptides, and methods of treating, preventing or diagnosing diseases and disorders associated with dyslipidemia, hypercholesterolemia and inflammation.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-05CH11231
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, CA)
Patent Number(s):
8,415,293
Application Number:
12/999,966
OSTI ID:
1083792
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (3)

Regulation and Mechanisms of ATP-Binding Cassette Transporter A1-Mediated Cellular Cholesterol Efflux journal July 2003
The C-Terminal Lipid-Binding Domain of Apolipoprotein E Is a Highly Efficient Mediator of ABCA1-Dependent Cholesterol Efflux that Promotes the Assembly of High-Density Lipoproteins journal March 2007
The complete genome sequence of Moorella thermoacetica (f. Clostridium thermoaceticum) journal July 2008