PROTEIN AUS DEM DARM VON WIRBELTIEREN, WELCHES CHOLESTERIN ABSORBIERT, SOWIE VERWENDUNG DIESES PROTEINS ZUR IDENTIFIZIERUNG VON INHIBITOREN DES INTESTINALEN CHOLESTERINTRANSPORTS
The invention relates to a vertebrate intestinal protein which absorbs cholesterol. It was possible to identify the protein by means of high-affinity crosslinking compounds. The invention further relates to this use of the protein for carrying out a method for identifying a compound which inhibits cholesterol absorption in the intestine.