Sortilin (IMAGE)

Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association

Sortilin

Caption

By binding apoE3 the receptor sortilin (red) can get to the cell surface. By binding apoE4 it clumps inside the cell and doesn't work anymore.

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Willnow Lab, MDC

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