title: The cellular biology of scavenger receptor class B type I.
abstract: The HDL receptor scavenger receptor class B type I plays an important role in meditating the uptake of HDL-derived cholesterol and cholesteryl ester in the liver and steroidogenic tissues. However, the mechanism by which scavenger receptor class B type I mediates selective cholesterol uptake is unclear. In hepatocytes scavenger receptor class B type I mediates the transcytosis of cholesterol into bile, appears to be expressed on both basolateral and apical membranes, and directly interacts with a PDZ domain containing protein that may modulate the activity of scavenger receptor class B type I. This suggests the involvement of scavenger receptor class B type I in higher order complexes in polarized cells. Scavenger receptor class B type I expression has been shown to alter plasma membrane cholesterol distribution and induce the formation of novel membrane structures, suggesting multiple roles for scavenger receptor class B type I in the cell. A close examination of scavenger receptor class B type I function in polarized cells may yield new insights into the mechanism of scavenger receptor class B type I-mediated HDL selective uptake and the effects of scavenger receptor class B type I on cellular cholesterol homeostasis.
authors.affiliation: The Division of Molecular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York , NY 10032, USA. dls51@columbia.edu
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Silver
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Tall
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001692:Biological Transport / Q000502:physiology; D018955:CD36 Antigens / Q000378:metabolism*; D016764:Cell Polarity; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000378:metabolism; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D004705:Endocytosis / Q000502:physiology*; D022781:Hepatocytes / Q000378:metabolism; D006706:Homeostasis / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary / Q000502:physiology; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic; D018110:Receptors, Lipoprotein; D051116:Receptors, Scavenger; D051122:Scavenger Receptors, Class B
chemical_list: D018955:CD36 Antigens; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic; D018110:Receptors, Lipoprotein; D051116:Receptors, Scavenger; C495124:SCARB1 protein, human; C454739:Scarb1 protein, mouse; D051122:Scavenger Receptors, Class B; D002784:Cholesterol