A study at the University of California, San Diego School of
Medicine identified a protein that is responsible for regulating blood vessel
growth by mediating the efficient removal of cholesterol from the cells. Unregulated development of blood vessels can
feed the growth of tumors.
The work, led by Yury Miller, MD, PhD, associate professor
of medicine at UC San Diego, will be published in the advance online edition of
the journal Nature on May 29.