TY - JOUR
T1 - Differential stimulation of cholesterol and unsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis in cells expressing individual nuclear sterol regulatory element-binding proteins
AU - Pai, Jih Tung
AU - Guryev, Oleg
AU - Brown, Michael S.
AU - Goldstein, Joseph L.
PY - 1998/10/2
Y1 - 1998/10/2
N2 - Three sterol regulatory element-binding proteins (SREBP-1a, -1c, and - 2) stimulate transcription of genes involved in synthesis and receptor- mediated uptake of cholesterol and fatty acids. Here, we explore the individual roles of each SREBP by preparing lines of Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells that express graded amounts of nuclear forms of each SREBP (designated nSREBPs) under control of a muristerone-inducible nuclear receptor system. The parental hamster cell line (M19 cells) lacks its own nSREBPs, owing to a deletion in the gene encoding the Site-2 protease, which releases nSREBPs from cell membranes. By varying the concentration of muristerone, we obtained graded expression of individual nSREBPs in the range that restored lipid synthesis to near physiologic levels. The results show that nSREBP-2 produces a higher ratio of synthesis of cholesterol over fatty acids than does nSREBP-1a. This is due in part to a selective ability of low levels of nSREBP-2, but not nSREBP-1a, to activate the promoter for squalene synthase. nSREBP-1a and -2 both activate transcription of the genes encoding stearoyl-CoA desaturase-1 and -2, thereby markedly enhancing the production of monounsaturated fatty acids. nSREBP-1c was inactive in stimulating any transcription at the concentrations achieved in these studies. The current data support the emerging view that the nSREBPs act in complementary ways to modulate the lipid composition of cell membranes.
AB - Three sterol regulatory element-binding proteins (SREBP-1a, -1c, and - 2) stimulate transcription of genes involved in synthesis and receptor- mediated uptake of cholesterol and fatty acids. Here, we explore the individual roles of each SREBP by preparing lines of Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells that express graded amounts of nuclear forms of each SREBP (designated nSREBPs) under control of a muristerone-inducible nuclear receptor system. The parental hamster cell line (M19 cells) lacks its own nSREBPs, owing to a deletion in the gene encoding the Site-2 protease, which releases nSREBPs from cell membranes. By varying the concentration of muristerone, we obtained graded expression of individual nSREBPs in the range that restored lipid synthesis to near physiologic levels. The results show that nSREBP-2 produces a higher ratio of synthesis of cholesterol over fatty acids than does nSREBP-1a. This is due in part to a selective ability of low levels of nSREBP-2, but not nSREBP-1a, to activate the promoter for squalene synthase. nSREBP-1a and -2 both activate transcription of the genes encoding stearoyl-CoA desaturase-1 and -2, thereby markedly enhancing the production of monounsaturated fatty acids. nSREBP-1c was inactive in stimulating any transcription at the concentrations achieved in these studies. The current data support the emerging view that the nSREBPs act in complementary ways to modulate the lipid composition of cell membranes.
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U2 - 10.1074/jbc.273.40.26138
DO - 10.1074/jbc.273.40.26138
M3 - Article
C2 - 9748295
AN - SCOPUS:0032475889
SN - 0021-9258
VL - 273
SP - 26138
EP - 26148
JO - Journal of Biological Chemistry
JF - Journal of Biological Chemistry
IS - 40
ER -