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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
40
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-11-12
pubmed:abstractText
Three sterol regulatory element-binding proteins (SREBP-1a, -1c, and -2) stimulate transcription of genes involved in synthesis and receptor-mediated uptake of cholesterol and fatty acids. Here, we explore the individual roles of each SREBP by preparing lines of Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells that express graded amounts of nuclear forms of each SREBP (designated nSREBPs) under control of a muristerone-inducible nuclear receptor system. The parental hamster cell line (M19 cells) lacks its own nSREBPs, owing to a deletion in the gene encoding the Site-2 protease, which releases nSREBPs from cell membranes. By varying the concentration of muristerone, we obtained graded expression of individual nSREBPs in the range that restored lipid synthesis to near physiologic levels. The results show that nSREBP-2 produces a higher ratio of synthesis of cholesterol over fatty acids than does nSREBP-1a. This is due in part to a selective ability of low levels of nSREBP-2, but not nSREBP-1a, to activate the promoter for squalene synthase. nSREBP-1a and -2 both activate transcription of the genes encoding stearoyl-CoA desaturase-1 and -2, thereby markedly enhancing the production of monounsaturated fatty acids. nSREBP-1c was inactive in stimulating any transcription at the concentrations achieved in these studies. The current data support the emerging view that the nSREBPs act in complementary ways to modulate the lipid composition of cell membranes.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cholesterol, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/DNA-Binding Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Ecdysterone, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Farnesyl-Diphosphate..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Fatty Acids, Unsaturated, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Hydroxymethylglutaryl CoA Reductases, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Nuclear Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/RNA, Messenger, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Receptors, LDL, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Sterol Regulatory Element Binding..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Sterol Regulatory Element Binding..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Transcription Factors, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/muristerone A
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
2
pubmed:volume
273
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
26138-48
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:9748295-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:9748295-CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:9748295-CHO Cells, pubmed-meshheading:9748295-Cholesterol, pubmed-meshheading:9748295-Cricetinae, pubmed-meshheading:9748295-DNA-Binding Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:9748295-Ecdysterone, pubmed-meshheading:9748295-Farnesyl-Diphosphate Farnesyltransferase, pubmed-meshheading:9748295-Fatty Acids, Unsaturated, pubmed-meshheading:9748295-Gene Expression Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:9748295-Hydroxymethylglutaryl CoA Reductases, pubmed-meshheading:9748295-Nuclear Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:9748295-Promoter Regions, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:9748295-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:9748295-Receptors, LDL, pubmed-meshheading:9748295-Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase, pubmed-meshheading:9748295-Sterol Regulatory Element Binding Protein 1, pubmed-meshheading:9748295-Sterol Regulatory Element Binding Protein 2, pubmed-meshheading:9748295-Transcription Factors, pubmed-meshheading:9748295-Transcriptional Activation
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Differential stimulation of cholesterol and unsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis in cells expressing individual nuclear sterol regulatory element-binding proteins.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75235, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't