The study by Yang et al. brings new light on the action of Apolipoprotein (Apo) J, also called clusterin (CLU), a heterodimeric glycoprotein consisting of α and β subunits linked by disulfide bond., The coding gene of Apo J is located on chromosome 8p21-p12, encoding two main isoforms, including secreted (sCLU) and nuclear (nCLU) on restenosis following balloon percutaneous transluminal carotid angioplasty (PTCA) in an experimental model in rats; this was published in this edition of the Brazilian Archives of […]
