Mutations and polymorphisms in the proprotein convertase subtilisin kexin 9 (PCSK9) gene in cholesterol metabolism and disease

Secreted proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 reduces both hepatic and extrahepatic low-density lipoprotein receptors in vivo

(2008) Robert J. Schmidt et al.   BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS

Self-Association of Human PCSK9 Correlates with Its LDLR-Degrading Activity†

(2008) Daping Fan et al.   BIOCHEMISTRY

Plasma PCSK9 Concentrations Correlate with LDL and Total Cholesterol in Diabetic Patients and Are Decreased by Fenofibrate Treatment

(2008) G. Lambert et al.   CLINICAL CHEMISTRY

PCSK9 is phosphorylated by a Golgi casein kinase-like kinase ex vivo and circulates as a phosphoprotein in humans

(2008) Thilina Dewpura et al.   FEBS Journal

Activation of the farnesoid X receptor represses PCSK9 expression in human hepatocytes

(2008) Cédric Langhi et al.   FEBS LETTERS

Dual Mechanisms for the Fibrate-mediated Repression of Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin/Kexin Type 9

(2008) Sanae Kourimate et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Characterization of novel mutations in the catalytic domain of the PCSK9 gene

(2008) J. Cameron et al.   JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

Plasma PCSK9 preferentially reduces liver LDL receptors in mice

(2008) Aldo Grefhorst et al.   JOURNAL OF LIPID RESEARCH

APCSK9Missense Variant Associated with a Reduced Risk of Early-Onset Myocardial Infarction

(2008) Sekar Kathiresan   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Molecular basis for LDL receptor recognition by PCSK9

(2008) H. J. Kwon et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Familial hypercholesterolaemia in Portugal

(2007) M. Bourbon et al.   ATHEROSCLEROSIS

Identification and characterization of two non-secreted PCSK9 mutants associated with familial hypercholesterolemia in cohorts from New Zealand and South Africa

(2007) Vivienne M. Homer et al.   ATHEROSCLEROSIS

Genetic variants in PCSK9 in the Japanese population: Rare genetic variants in PCSK9 might collectively contribute to plasma LDL cholesterol levels in the general population

(2007) Yasuko Miyake et al.   ATHEROSCLEROSIS