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On the mechanism for the regulation of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase, of cholesterol 7alpha-hydroxylase and of acyl-coenzyme A:cholesterol acyltransferase by free cholesterol. 1978

K A Mitropoulos, and S Balasubramaniam, and S Venkatesan, and B E Reeves

The administration of mevalonic acid to rats by intravenous injection resulted in a dose- and time-dependent increase in the activity of cholesterol 7alpha-hydroxylase in the liver microsomal fraction, a decrease in the microsomal activity of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase and no significant change in the activity of acyl-coenzyme A:cholesterol acyltransferase or in the concentration of free and of esterified cholesterol in the liver microsomal fraction. However, the increased hepatic cholesterogenesis that follows the injection of mevalonic acid resulted in an increase of the size of the intracellular pool of cholesterol that is in the environment of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase and acts as substrate for cholesterol 7alpha-hydroxylase. The administration of mevalonic acid to rats by stomach tube resulted in an increase in the activity of cholesterol 7alpha-hydroxylase and of acyl-coenzyme A:cholesterol acyltransferase and in the concentration of cholesterol esters in the liver microsomal fraction, while there was a considerable decrease in the activity of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008798 Mevalonic Acid A dihydroxy monocarboxylic acid and precursor in the biosynthetic pathway known as the mevalonate pathway, which produces terpenes and steroids that are vital for diverse cellular functions. Mevalonate,Acid, Mevalonic
D008862 Microsomes, Liver Closed vesicles of fragmented endoplasmic reticulum created when liver cells or tissue are disrupted by homogenization. They may be smooth or rough. Liver Microsomes,Liver Microsome,Microsome, Liver
D002784 Cholesterol The principal sterol of all higher animals, distributed in body tissues, especially the brain and spinal cord, and in animal fats and oils. Epicholesterol
D002785 Sterol O-Acyltransferase An enzyme that catalyzes the formation of cholesterol esters by the direct transfer of the fatty acid group from a fatty acyl CoA derivative. This enzyme has been found in the adrenal gland, gonads, liver, intestinal mucosa, and aorta of many mammalian species. EC 2.3.1.26. Acyl-CoA-Cholesterol Acyltransferase,Cholesterol Acyltransferase,Cholesterol Esterifying Enzyme,Acyl CoA Cholesterol Acyltransferase,Acyltransferase, Acyl-CoA-Cholesterol,Acyltransferase, Cholesterol,Enzyme, Cholesterol Esterifying,Esterifying Enzyme, Cholesterol,O-Acyltransferase, Sterol,Sterol O Acyltransferase
D002788 Cholesterol Esters Fatty acid esters of cholesterol which constitute about two-thirds of the cholesterol in the plasma. The accumulation of cholesterol esters in the arterial intima is a characteristic feature of atherosclerosis. Cholesterol Ester,Cholesteryl Ester,Cholesteryl Esters,Ester, Cholesterol,Ester, Cholesteryl,Esters, Cholesterol,Esters, Cholesteryl
D002790 Cholesterol 7-alpha-Hydroxylase A membrane-bound cytochrome P450 enzyme that catalyzes the 7-alpha-hydroxylation of CHOLESTEROL in the presence of molecular oxygen and NADPH-FERRIHEMOPROTEIN REDUCTASE. This enzyme, encoded by CYP7, converts cholesterol to 7-alpha-hydroxycholesterol which is the first and rate-limiting step in the synthesis of BILE ACIDS. CYP7,CYP7A,Cytochrome P-450 CYP7,CYP 7,CYP 7A,Cholesterol 7-alpha-Monooxygenase,Cholesterol 7alpha-Hydroxylase,Cholesterol-7-Hydroxylase,Cytochrome P450 7,Cholesterol 7 Hydroxylase,Cholesterol 7 alpha Hydroxylase,Cholesterol 7 alpha Monooxygenase,Cholesterol 7alpha Hydroxylase,Cytochrome P 450 CYP7
D006903 Hydroxymethylglutaryl CoA Reductases Enzymes that catalyze the reversible reduction of alpha-carboxyl group of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A to yield MEVALONIC ACID. HMG CoA Reductases,3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl CoA Reductase,HMG CoA Reductase,Hydroxymethylglutaryl CoA Reductase,3 Hydroxy 3 methylglutaryl CoA Reductase,CoA Reductase, 3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl,Reductase, 3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl CoA
D000217 Acyltransferases Enzymes from the transferase class that catalyze the transfer of acyl groups from donor to acceptor, forming either esters or amides. (From Enzyme Nomenclature 1992) EC 2.3. Acyltransferase
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia

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