2021
MMAB promotes negative feedback control of cholesterol homeostasis
Goedeke L, Canfrán-Duque A, Rotllan N, Chaube B, Thompson BM, Lee RG, Cline GW, McDonald JG, Shulman GI, Lasunción MA, Suárez Y, Fernández-Hernando C. MMAB promotes negative feedback control of cholesterol homeostasis. Nature Communications 2021, 12: 6448. PMID: 34750386, PMCID: PMC8575900, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-26787-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlkyl and Aryl TransferasesAnimalsCell Line, TumorCholesterolCholesterol, LDLFeedback, PhysiologicalGene Expression ProfilingHeLa CellsHep G2 CellsHomeostasisHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl CoA ReductasesLiverMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutPromoter Regions, GeneticReceptors, LDLRNA InterferenceSterol Regulatory Element Binding Protein 2ConceptsCholesterol biosynthesisCholesterol homeostasisMouse hepatic cell lineIntegrative genomic strategyIntricate regulatory networkMaster transcriptional regulatorCellular cholesterol levelsHMGCR activityLDL-cholesterol uptakeCholesterol levelsHuman hepatic cellsSterol contentGenomic strategiesTranscriptional regulatorsRegulatory networksIntracellular cholesterol levelsGene expressionUnexpected roleHepatic cell linesBiosynthesisMMABIntracellular levelsCell linesHomeostasisExpression of SREBP2
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
2000
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase inhibition stimulates caspase-1 activity and Th1-cytokine release in peripheral blood mononuclear cells
Montero M, Hernández O, Suárez Y, Matilla J, Ferruelo A, Martı́nez-Botas J, Gómez-Coronado D, Lasunción M. Hydroxymethylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase inhibition stimulates caspase-1 activity and Th1-cytokine release in peripheral blood mononuclear cells. Atherosclerosis 2000, 153: 303-313. PMID: 11164419, DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9150(00)00417-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCaspase 1CytokinesFatty Acids, MonounsaturatedFluvastatinHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl CoA ReductasesHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsIndolesLeukocytes, MononuclearTh1 CellsConceptsPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsMononuclear cellsHuman peripheral blood mononuclear cellsTh1 cytokine releaseTh2 cytokine releaseTh1/Th2Blood mononuclear cellsEffect of fluvastatinCaspase-1 activationCaspase-1 activityLate atherosclerotic lesionsTh1 responseIL-10Fluvastatin treatmentIL-12IL-18Exerts actionsCytokine releaseIL-4Cholesterol levelsT cellsAtherosclerotic lesionsImmune functionStatinsCaspase-1