Deficiency of TDAG51 Protects Against Atherosclerosis by Modulating Apoptosis, Cholesterol Efflux, and Peroxiredoxin‐1 Expression

BACKGROUND: Apoptosis caused by endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress contributes to atherothrombosis, the underlying cause of cardiovascular disease (CVD). T-cell death-associated gene 51 (TDAG51), a member of the pleckstrin homology-like domain gene family, is induced by ER stress, causes apoptosis when overexpressed, and is present in lesion-resident macrophages and endothelial cells. METHODS AND RESULTS: To study the role of TDAG51 in …