posted on 2013-01-20, 10:51authored byLiam R Brunham, Roshni R Singaraja, Terry D Pape, Anish Kejariwal, Paul D Thomas, Michael R Hayden
ABCA1 protein (A) and mRNA (B) expression levels were determined in an untransfected control cell line, and cells transfected with wild-type ABCA1 or the S1731C variant. The cell line transfected with the S1731C allele expressed low levels of protein (A), but normal levels of mRNA (B), indicating that this variant impairs ABCA1 function by inhibiting the generation of a stable protein.