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Getting to Grips with the Oxysterol-Binding Protein Family – a Forty Year Perspective.

Authors :
Olkkonen, Vesa M.
Ikonen, Elina
Source :
Contact (25152564). 8/28/2024, p1-12. 12p.
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

This review discusses how research around the oxysterol-binding protein family has evolved. We briefly summarize how this protein family, designated OSBP-related (ORP) or OSBP-like (OSBPL) proteins, was discovered, how protein domains highly conserved among family members between taxa paved the way for understanding their mechanisms of action, and how insights into protein structural and functional features help to understand their versatility as lipid transporters. We also discuss questions and future avenues of research opened by these findings. The investigations on oxysterol-binding protein family serve as a real-life example of the notion that science often advances as a collective effort of multiple lines of enquiry, including serendipitous routes. While original articles invariably explain the motivation of the research undertaken in rational terms, the actual paths to findings may be less intentional. Fortunately, this does not reduce the impact of the discoveries made. Besides hopefully providing a useful account of ORP family proteins, we aim to convey this message. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
25152564
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Contact (25152564)
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
179326752
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1177/25152564241273598