2017
Lanosterol Modulates TLR4-Mediated Innate Immune Responses in Macrophages
Araldi E, Fernández-Fuertes M, Canfrán-Duque A, Tang W, Cline GW, Madrigal-Matute J, Pober JS, Lasunción MA, Wu D, Fernández-Hernando C, Suárez Y. Lanosterol Modulates TLR4-Mediated Innate Immune Responses in Macrophages. Cell Reports 2017, 19: 2743-2755. PMID: 28658622, PMCID: PMC5553565, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.05.093.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsToll-like receptor 4Activator of transcriptionCholesterol biosynthetic pathwayTranscriptional repressionBiosynthetic pathwayLanosterol accumulationGene productsSterol intermediatesSignal transducerGene expressionSelective regulatorSTAT2 activationInnate immune responseType I interferonConditional disruptionCritical functionsMembrane fluidityROS productionMacrophage immunityListeria monocytogenes infectionResistance of miceMouse macrophagesInnate immunityI interferonCYP51A1
2002
Differential effects of ergosterol and cholesterol on Cdk1 activation and SRE‐driven transcription
Suárez Y, Fernández C, Ledo B, Ferruelo AJ, Martín M, Vega MA, Gómez‐Coronado D, Lasunción MA. Differential effects of ergosterol and cholesterol on Cdk1 activation and SRE‐driven transcription. The FEBS Journal 2002, 269: 1761-1771. PMID: 11895447, DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.2002.02822.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman cellsCdk1 activationCell cycle machineryCell membrane formationCell cycle progressionCholesterol-free mediumCell cycle arrestG2/M phaseSpecific regulatorsCycle machineryGene constructsYeast sterolCycle progressionCell cycleCell proliferation inhibitionCycle arrestAction of cholesterolUCN-01Cell growthCyclin B1 expressionSKF 104976Cholesterol homeostasisM phaseMembrane formationCell proliferation
1999
Cholesterol starvation decreases P34cdc2 kinase activity and arrests the cell cycle at G2
Martínez‐Botas J, Suárez Y, Ferruelo A, Gómez‐Coronado D, Lasunció M. Cholesterol starvation decreases P34cdc2 kinase activity and arrests the cell cycle at G2. The FASEB Journal 1999, 13: 1359-1370. PMID: 10428760, DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.13.11.1359.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1998
Induction of apoptosis in p53-null HL-60 cells by inhibition of lanosterol 14-α demethylase
Martínez-Botas J, Ferruelo A, Suárez Y, Gómez-Coronado D, Lasunción M. Induction of apoptosis in p53-null HL-60 cells by inhibition of lanosterol 14-α demethylase. Biochimie 1998, 80: 887-894. PMID: 9893947, DOI: 10.1016/s0300-9084(00)88884-7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research