Rev-erb regulation of cholesterologenesis.

ABSTRACT: REV-ERBα and REV-ERBβ are heme regulated nuclear receptors that are known to regulate metabolic pathways. We previously demonstrated that treatment of mice with synthetic REV-ERB agonists suppressed plasma cholesterol levels and the hepatic levels of the rate limiting enzyme in cholesterol biosynthesis (3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase). Here, we characterize the role of REV-ERB on the cholesterol biosynthetic pathway in greater detail. The REV-ERB agonist SR9009 reduced plasma cholesterol levels in both wild type C57Bl/6 and low density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) null mice as well as reducing the expression of an array of genes within the cholesterol biosynthetic pathway. Consistent with these data, we observed increased expression of these genes in mice deficient in expression o

SUBMITTER: Sitaula S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9446480 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature