![]() | Computational study of the low density lipoprotein receptorThe low density lipoprotein receptor contributes to cholesterol cleansing in the blood. The figure shows the simulation box with LDLr in water (left) and several mutation sites (right) involved in familiar hypercholesterolemia. The latter is the main risk factor in atherosclerosis.
The image above was prepared with Yasara. © 2005 M. Baaden, R. Lavery, Laboratoire de Biochimie Théorique, CNRS UPR9080, Paris. |