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
2015
Neuregulin-activated ERBB4 induces the SREBP-2 cholesterol biosynthetic pathway and increases low-density lipoprotein uptake
Haskins JW, Zhang S, Means RE, Kelleher JK, Cline GW, Canfrán-Duque A, Suárez Y, Stern DF. Neuregulin-activated ERBB4 induces the SREBP-2 cholesterol biosynthetic pathway and increases low-density lipoprotein uptake. Science Signaling 2015, 8: ra111. PMID: 26535009, PMCID: PMC4666504, DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.aac5124.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCell Line, TumorCholesterolFemaleHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl CoA ReductasesLipoproteins, LDLMechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1Multiprotein ComplexesNeuregulin-1Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktReceptor, ErbB-4Receptors, LDLSterol Regulatory Element Binding Protein 2TOR Serine-Threonine KinasesConceptsIntracellular domainEGFR family membersLow-density lipoprotein uptakeCholesterol biosynthesisSREBP target genesRapamycin complex 1ErbB4 intracellular domainSite-1 proteaseCholesterol biosynthesis genesSoluble intracellular domainCholesterol biosynthetic pathwayActivation of ErbB4Mammary epithelial cellsInhibition of AktSterol regulatory elementBiosynthesis genesLipoprotein uptakeRegulatory elementsBiosynthetic pathwayTarget genesDevelopmental processesMetabolic remodelingMature formNeuregulin-1Cellular membranes
2005
Lovastatin-induced PC-12 cell differentiation is associated with RhoA/RhoA kinase pathway inactivation
Fernández-Hernando C, Suárez Y, Lasunción MA. Lovastatin-induced PC-12 cell differentiation is associated with RhoA/RhoA kinase pathway inactivation. Molecular And Cellular Neuroscience 2005, 29: 591-602. PMID: 15951198, DOI: 10.1016/j.mcn.2005.04.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell DifferentiationCholesterolDiterpenesEnzyme ActivationEnzyme InhibitorsHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsLovastatinNeuritesPC12 CellsPhosphorylationProtein PrenylationProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesRatsRhoA GTP-Binding ProteinRho-Associated KinasesSterolsTerpenesConceptsNeurite outgrowthNon-sterol mevalonate derivativesPC-12 cell differentiationCellular lipid compositionNon-sterol isoprenoidsEffects of geranylgeraniolBiosynthetic pathwayProtein prenylationRole of cholesterolCofilin phosphorylationRhoA signalingMevalonate derivativesA ReductaseRhoA activationCell differentiationCoenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductaseLovastatin inhibitsPC-12 cellsCholesterol biosynthesisPathway inactivationRhoA kinaseLipid compositionOutgrowthGeranylgeraniolInhibition