Mechanism for the selective uptake of macular carotenoids mediated by the HDL cholesterol receptor SR-BI

Aster proteins mediate carotenoid transport in mammalian cells

(2022) Sepalika Bandara et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

HDL is the primary transporter for carotenoids from liver to retinal pigment epithelium in transgenic ApoA-I/Bco2 mice

(2021) Binxing Li et al.   ARCHIVES OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS

Imaging lutein and zeaxanthin in the human retina with confocal resonance Raman microscopy

(2020) Binxing Li et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

HDL and Reverse Remnant-Cholesterol Transport (RRT): Relevance to Cardiovascular Disease

(2020) Anatol Kontush   TRENDS IN MOLECULAR MEDICINE

Mechanisms of Transport and Delivery of Vitamin A and Carotenoids to the Retinal Pigment Epithelium

(2019) Earl H. Harrison   MOLECULAR NUTRITION & FOOD RESEARCH

Retinal accumulation of zeaxanthin, lutein, and β-carotene in mice deficient in carotenoid cleavage enzymes

(2017) Binxing Li et al.   EXPERIMENTAL EYE RESEARCH

RPE65 has an additional function as the lutein tomeso-zeaxanthin isomerase in the vertebrate eye

(2017) Rajalekshmy Shyam et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Substrate Specificity of Purified Recombinant Chicken β-Carotene 9′,10′-Oxygenase (BCO2)

(2016) Carlo dela Seña et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Mechanisms of selective delivery of xanthophylls to retinal pigment epithelial cells by human lipoproteins

(2016) Sara E. Thomas et al.   JOURNAL OF LIPID RESEARCH

Lutein, zeaxanthin, and meso-zeaxanthin: The basic and clinical science underlying carotenoid-based nutritional interventions against ocular disease

(2016) Paul S. Bernstein et al.   PROGRESS IN RETINAL AND EYE RESEARCH

Cellular localization of β-carotene 15,15′ oxygenase-1 (BCO1) and β-carotene 9′,10′ oxygenase-2 (BCO2) in rat liver and intestine

(2015) Shiva Raghuvanshi et al.   ARCHIVES OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS

Cholesterol homeostasis in the retina: seeing is believing

(2014) Steven J. Fliesler   JOURNAL OF LIPID RESEARCH

Inactivity of human  , -carotene-9',10'-dioxygenase (BCO2) underlies retinal accumulation of the human macular carotenoid pigment

(2014) B. Li et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Carotenoids as possible interphotoreceptor retinoid-binding protein (IRBP) ligands: A surface plasmon resonance (SPR) based study

(2013) Preejith P. Vachali et al.   ARCHIVES OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS

Lutein + Zeaxanthin and Omega-3 Fatty Acids for Age-Related Macular Degeneration

(2013)   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Substrate Specificity of Purified Recombinant Human β-Carotene 15,15′-Oxygenase (BCO1)

(2013) Carlo dela Seña et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Structure of LIMP-2 provides functional insights with implications for SR-BI and CD36

(2013) Dante Neculai et al.   NATURE

Investigation of Genetic Variation in Scavenger Receptor Class B, Member 1 (SCARB1) and Association with Serum Carotenoids

(2013) Gareth J. McKay et al.   OPHTHALMOLOGY

The putative role of lutein and zeaxanthin as protective agents against age-related macular degeneration: promise of molecular genetics for guiding mechanistic and translational research in the field

(2012) John Paul SanGiovanni et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION

Contributions of a Disulfide Bond and a Reduced Cysteine Side Chain to the Intrinsic Activity of the High-Density Lipoprotein Receptor SR-BI

(2012) Miao Yu et al.   BIOCHEMISTRY

Identification of StARD3 as a Lutein-Binding Protein in the Macula of the Primate Retina

(2011) Binxing Li et al.   BIOCHEMISTRY

Studies on the singlet oxygen scavenging mechanism of human macular pigment

(2010) Binxing Li et al.   ARCHIVES OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS

ISX is a retinoic acid-sensitive gatekeeper that controls intestinal β,β-carotene absorption and vitamin A production

(2010) Glenn P. Lobo et al.   FASEB JOURNAL

Expression of reverse cholesterol transport proteins ATP-binding cassette A1 (ABCA1) and scavenger receptor BI (SR-BI) in the retina and retinal pigment epithelium

(2009) K G Duncan et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY

Xanthophylls are preferentially taken up compared with β-carotene by retinal cells via a SRBI-dependent mechanism,

(2008) Alexandrine During et al.   JOURNAL OF LIPID RESEARCH

Transport and Retinal Capture of Lutein and Zeaxanthin with Reference to Age-related Macular Degeneration

(2008) Edward Loane et al.   SURVEY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY