Ldl Bound To Receptor, Illustration
by Juan Gaertner
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Ldl Bound To Receptor, Illustration
Artist
Juan Gaertner
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
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LDL bound to receptor. Computer illustration of a low-density lipoprotein (LDL), or 'bad' cholesterol, molecule (round) bound to an LDL receptor (LDLR) protein (pink) in a cell membrane (bottom). The LDL molecule consists of a core of esterified cholesterol molecules surrounded by a shell of unesterified cholesterol and phospholipids. The complex structure includes carrier proteins (blue) known as apo-B proteins, which assist transport in the blood. When there are high levels of LDL cholesterol in the blood it builds up on the sides of blood vessels hardening them, a condition named atherosclerosis. This narrows the blood vessels and may block them. LDL receptors recognise and bind to LDL molecules to remove them from the bloodstream.
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October 14th, 2018
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