| Functional |
"PCSK9 reduces the hepatic uptake of atherosclerosis-promoting low density lipoproteins (LDL) by targeting the LDL receptor for degradation (99)." |
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| Mutation Description |
"PCSK9 is lost in at least six independent lineages totaling 20 mammals and CETP is lost in at least four independent lineages comprising a total of 33 mammals in our dataset (Figure 2A; Supplementary Figures S8 and S9)." |
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| Timing of Loss |
"In Chiroptera, large deletions overlap between species, which is why we conservatively assume a single loss of PCSK9 in this clade; however, it is also possible that this gene was lost independently in Chiroptera." |
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| Other |
"While PCSK9 gain-of-function mutations cause hypercholesterolemia (100,101), loss-of
function mutations in the human or mouse gene result in low LDL cholesterol levels (96,102–104)." |
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| Other |
"Interestingly, many mammals have lost both PCSK9 and CETP." |
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