title: An ambulance for retinol.
abstract: During inflammation, serum amyloid A proteins transport retinol to infected tissues.
authors.affiliation: Stephanie C Ganal is in the DKF Maurice Müller Laboratories, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Stephanie C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Ganal
authors.affiliation: Andrew J MacPherson is in the DKF Maurice Müller Laboratories, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland andrew.macpherson@dkf.unibe.ch.
authors.forename: Andrew J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: MacPherson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D012177:Retinol-Binding Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000378:metabolism*; D000685:Serum Amyloid A Protein / Q000737:chemistry*; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D012177:Retinol-Binding Proteins; D000685:Serum Amyloid A Protein; D014801:Vitamin A
keywords: acute phase response; crystal structure; retinol transport; serum amyloid A