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US6893830B1

Method of screening oxysterol activation of LXRα

University of Texas System

Abstract

The present invention provides a method of screening for agonists of an oxycholesterol activator of LXRα transcription, comprising the steps of: introducing a reporter construct and an LXR expression construct into a host cell; treating the host cell with potential LXR-specific ligands; and …

University
University of Texas System
Assignee
The Board Of Regents Of The University Of Texas System
Inventor
Bethany A. Janowski
Priority date
September 27, 1996
Filing date
June 23, 2000
Grant date
May 17, 2005
Publication date
May 17, 2005
Language
en
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