Nature Communications (Jan 2019)

CKIP-1 limits foam cell formation and inhibits atherosclerosis by promoting degradation of Oct-1 by REGγ

  • Jiao Fan,
  • Lifeng Liu,
  • Qingyan Liu,
  • Yu Cui,
  • Binwei Yao,
  • Minghua Zhang,
  • Yabing Gao,
  • Yesheng Fu,
  • Hongmiao Dai,
  • Jingkun Pan,
  • Ya Qiu,
  • Cui Hua Liu,
  • Fuchu He,
  • Yu Wang,
  • Lingqiang Zhang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07895-3
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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In atherosclerotic plaques, transformation of macrophages into foam cells is a key step in initiating the inflammatory response. Here Fan et al. show that casein kinase 2-interacting protein-1 (CKIP-1) limits foam cell formation and atherosclerosis by preventing expression of the scavenger receptor LOX-1 through REGγ-mediated degradation of Oct-1.