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Cholesterol depletion increases expression of autophagy-related genes in mink lung Mv1Lu cells

ABSTRACT: Purpose: Employ next generation sequencing (NGS) to study the transcriptomic response to prolonged reduction in the cholesterol level, with emphasis on autophagy-related genes. Methods: Mv1Lu cells were subjected (or not; control) to cholesterol depletion (16 h, with lovastatin and mevalonate in the presence of lipoprotein deficient serum (LPDS), resulting in 30% reduction in the level of free cholesterol). mRNA profiles were generated by deep sequencing, in triplicates, using Illumina NextSeq500. See methods and protocols for details regarding downstream bioinformatic analysis. Results: Using an optimized data analysis workflow sequencing data from lung samples and identified that cholesterol depletion resulted in 2844 and 2822 genes with significantly increased or reduced expression, respectively. The set of differentially expressed genes was significantly enriched with functional annotations relating to cholesterol metabolic regulation and autophagy. These results were correlated with the upregulation of autophagy in biochemical studies. Conclusions: Mild reduction in the cholesterol level leads to a highly significant increase in the expression of multiple autophagy-related genes. The autophagy genes whose expression was modified by cholesterol depletion were scattered onto multiple steps of the autophagy process, and suggested a mainly positive regulation of autophagy by statin treatment.

ORGANISM(S): Neogale vison

PROVIDER: GSE179869 | GEO | 2021/11/03

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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Cholesterol depletion increases expression of autophagy-related genes in mink lung Mv1Lu cells

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