LRP1 Enters the Cell (IMAGE)

Rockefeller University Press

LRP1 Enters the Cell

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Researchers reveal an unexpected role for the protein KIF13B in helping cells internalize a receptor (LRP1) that helps regulate blood cholesterol levels. Here, LRP1 (red) is internalized into endosomes within the cell by a scaffolding complex that includes KIF13B (green).

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Kanai et al., 2014

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