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61
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16175
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11215
National Ranking
4856

Overview

Robert E. Pitas is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco, located in the United States. Their academic presence is linked primarily with this institution.

There are no recent publications listed for Robert E. Pitas at this time.

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Best Publications

  • Apolipoprotein E associated with astrocytic glia of the central nervous system and with nonmyelinating glia of the peripheral nervous system.

    J K Boyles;R E Pitas;E Wilson;R W Mahley

  • Lipoproteins and their receptors in the central nervous system. Characterization of the lipoproteins in cerebrospinal fluid and identification of apolipoprotein B,E(LDL) receptors in the brain.

    R E Pitas;J K Boyles;S H Lee;D Hui

  • Differential effects of apolipoproteins E3 and E4 on neuronal growth in vitro

    B. P. Nathan;S. Bellosta;D. A. Sanan;K. H. Weisgraber

  • Astrocytes synthesize apolipoprotein E and metabolize apolipoprotein E-containing lipoproteins.

    Robert E. Pitas;Janet K. Boyles;Susan H. Lee;Donna Foss

  • A role for apolipoprotein E, apolipoprotein A-I, and low density lipoprotein receptors in cholesterol transport during regeneration and remyelination of the rat sciatic nerve.

    J K Boyles;C D Zoellner;L J Anderson;L M Kosik

  • Acetoacetylated lipoproteins used to distinguish fibroblasts from macrophages in vitro by fluorescence microscopy

    R E Pitas;T L Innerarity;J N Weinstein;R W Mahley

  • Inhibition of lipoprotein binding to cell surface receptors of fibroblasts following selective modification of arginyl residues in arginine-rich and B apoproteins.

    R W Mahley;T L Innerarity;R E Pitas;K H Weisgraber

  • Increased insulin and leptin sensitivity in mice lacking acyl CoA:diacylglycerol acyltransferase 1

    Hubert C. Chen;Steven J. Smith;Zuleika Ladha;Dalan R. Jensen

  • Isoform-specific effects of human apolipoprotein E on brain function revealed in ApoE knockout mice: Increased susceptibility of females

    Jacob Raber;Derek Wong;Manuel Buttini;Matthias Orth

  • Expression of human apolipoprotein E3 or E4 in the brains of Apoe-/- mice: isoform-specific effects on neurodegeneration.

    Manuel Buttini;Matthias Orth;Stefano Bellosta;Hassibullah Akeefe

  • Binding of arginine-rich (E) apoprotein after recombination with phospholipid vesicles to the low density lipoprotein receptors of fibroblasts.

    T L Innerarity;R E Pitas;R W Mahley

  • Low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein mediates apolipoprotein E-dependent neurite outgrowth in a central nervous system-derived neuronal cell line

    David M. Holtzman;Robert E. Pitas;Joshua Kilbridge;Britto Nathan

  • Stable expression and secretion of apolipoproteins E3 and E4 in mouse neuroblastoma cells produces differential effects on neurite outgrowth

    Stefano Bellosta;Britto P. Nathan;Matthias Orth;Li-Ming Dong

  • The Inhibitory Effect of Apolipoprotein E4 on Neurite Outgrowth Is Associated with Microtubule Depolymerization

    Britto P. Nathan;Kung-Ching Chang;Stefano Bellosta;Ellen Brisch

  • Apolipoprotein E and cognitive performance

    Jacob Raber;Derek Wong;Gui Qiu Yu;Manuel Buttini

  • Disruption of the acyl-CoA:cholesterol acyltransferase gene in mice: Evidence suggesting multiple cholesterol esterification enzymes in mammals

    Vardiella L. Meiner;Sylvaine Cases;Heather M. Myers;Eric R. Sande

  • Uptake of chemically modified low density lipoproteins in vivo is mediated by specific endothelial cells.

    R E Pitas;J Boyles;R W Mahley;D M Bissell

  • Effects of apolipoprotein E, beta-very low density lipoproteins, and cholesterol on the extension of neurites by rabbit dorsal root ganglion neurons in vitro.

    G E Handelmann;J K Boyles;K H Weisgraber;R W Mahley

  • Lipoprotein uptake by neuronal growth cones in vitro

    Michael J. Ignatius;Eric M. Shooter;Robert E. Pitas;Robert W. Mahley

  • Mice fed a lipogenic methionine-choline-deficient diet develop hypermetabolism coincident with hepatic suppression of SCD-1.

    Gizem Rizki;Lorenzo Arnaboldi;Bianca Gabrielli;Jim Yan

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert W. Mahley
Robert W. Mahley University of California, San Francisco
Thomas L. Innerarity
Thomas L. Innerarity University of California, San Francisco
Karl H. Weisgraber
Karl H. Weisgraber University of California, San Francisco
Lennart Mucke
Lennart Mucke University of California, San Francisco
Robert V. Farese
Robert V. Farese Harvard University
David Y. Hui
David Y. Hui University of Cincinnati Medical Center
Tony Wyss-Coray
Tony Wyss-Coray Stanford University
Eric M. Shooter
Eric M. Shooter Stanford University
Stephen G. Young
Stephen G. Young University of California, Los Angeles
Jacob Raber
Jacob Raber Oregon Health & Science University

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