lipophorin

unifying designation for major class of lipid-transporting proteins of insect hemolymph which have been called diglyceride transport lipoprotein, high density lipoprotein, lipoprotein I & other variant terms

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Networked: 13 relevant articles (0 outcomes, 0 trials/studies)

Bio-Agent Context: Research Results

Experts

1.	Canavoso, Lilián E: 4 articles (01/2017 - 05/2009)
2.	Fruttero, Leonardo L: 4 articles (01/2017 - 05/2009)
3.	Rubiolo, Edilberto R: 3 articles (09/2014 - 05/2009)
4.	Leyria, Jimena: 1 article (01/2017)
5.	Ramos, Fabián O: 1 article (01/2017)
6.	Settembrini, Beatriz P: 1 article (01/2017)
7.	Stariolo, Raúl: 1 article (01/2017)
8.	Carlini, Célia R: 1 article (09/2014)
9.	Demartini, Diogo R: 1 article (09/2014)
10.	Alves-Bezerra, Michele: 1 article (11/2013)

Related Diseases

1.	Chagas Disease (American Trypanosomiasis) 04/01/2011 - "In this work, we have analyzed the pathways by which lipophorin (Lp) delivers its lipid cargo to developing oocytes of Panstrongylus megistus, a hematophagous vector of Chagas' disease. " 05/01/2009 - "In order to better understand the metabolism of dietary lipids in hematophagous insects, we have performed a biochemical and cellular characterization of lipophorin (Lp)-midgut interaction in Panstrongylus megistus, a vector of Chagas' disease. " 01/01/2017 - "The process of lipid storage in insect oocytes: The involvement of β-chain of ATP synthase in lipophorin-mediated lipid transfer in the chagas' disease vector Panstrongylus megistus (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)." 09/01/2014 - "In this work we combined ligand blotting assays and tandem mass spectrometry to characterize proteins with the property to bind lipophorin at the midgut membrane of Panstrongylus megistus, a vector of Chagas' disease. "
2.	Yellow Fever 10/01/1998 - "The biosynthesis of lipophorin of the yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti, was investigated. " 01/01/1997 - "Lipophorin levels in the yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti, and the effect of feeding." 12/01/2000 - "We examined expression of the lipophorin (Lp) gene, lipophorin (Lp) synthesis and secretion in the mosquito fat body, as well as dynamic changes in levels of this lipoprotein in the hemolymph and ovaries, during the first vitellogenic cycle of females of the yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti. "
3.	Malaria 05/01/2006 - "Structure and expression of the lipophorin-encoding gene of the malaria vector, Anopheles gambiae." 05/01/2006 - "Here, we describe purification and characterization of the lipid-apolipoprotein complex, lipophorin (Lp), in the malaria vector mosquito Anopheles gambiae. "
4.	Starvation 11/01/2013 - "Effect of starvation on lipophorin density in fifth instar larval Manduca sexta."
5.	Infections 03/31/2006 - "In the mosquito Aedes aegypti, the expression of two fat body genes involved in lipid metabolism, a lipid carrier protein lipophorin (Lp) and its lipophorin receptor (LpRfb), was significantly increased after infections with Gram (+) bacteria and fungi, but not with Gram (-) bacteria. "

Related Drugs and Biologics

1.	Lipids
2.	HDL2 Lipoproteins
3.	Proteins (Proteins, Gene)
4.	LDL Lipoproteins (beta Lipoproteins)
5.	Lipoproteins (Lipoprotein)
6.	Ligands
7.	Carrier Proteins (Binding Protein)
8.	Apolipoproteins
9.	Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP)
10.	lipophorin receptor