Tm7sf2 gene encodes 3β-hydroxysterol Δ14-reductase (C14SR, DHCR14), an endoplasmic reticulum enzyme acting on Δ14- unsaturated sterol intermediates during the conversion of lanosterol to cholesterol. The C-terminal domain of lamin B receptor, a protein of the inner nuclear membrane mainly involved in heterochromatin organization, also possesses sterol Δ14-reductase activity. The subcellular localization suggests a primary role of C14SR in cholesterol biosynthesis. To investigate the role of C14SR and lamin B receptor as 3β-hydroxysterol Δ14-reductases, Tm7sf2 knockout mice were generated and their biochemical characterization was performed. No Tm7sf2 mRNA was detected in the liver of knockout mice. Neither C14SR protein nor 3β-hydroxysterol Δ14-reductase activity were detectable in liver microsomes of Tm7sf2(-/-) mice, confirming the effectiveness of gene inactivation. C14SR protein and its enzymatic activity were about half of control levels in the liver of heterozygous mice. Normal cholesterol levels in liver membranes and in plasma indicated that, despite the lack of C14SR, Tm7sf2(-/-) mice are able to perform cholesterol biosynthesis. Lamin B receptor 3β-hydroxysterol Δ14-reductase activity determined in liver nuclei showed comparable values in wild-type and knockout mice. These results suggest that lamin B receptor, although residing in nuclear membranes, may contribute to cholesterol biosynthesis in Tm7sf2(-/-) mice. Affymetrix microarray analysis of gene expression revealed that several genes involved in cell-cycle progression are downregulated in the liver of Tm7sf2 (-/-) mice, whereas genes involved in xenobiotic metabolism are upregulated.

Disruption of the gene encoding 3 beta-hydroxysterol Delta(14)-reductase (Tm7sf2) in mice does not impair cholesterol biosynthesis / A.M. Bennati, G. Schiavoni, S. Franken, D. Piobbico, M.A. Della Fazia, D. Caruso, E. De Fabiani, L. Benedetti, M.G. Cusella De Angelis, V. Gieselmann, G. Servillo, T. Beccari, R. Roberti. - In: THE FEBS JOURNAL. - ISSN 1742-464X. - 275:20(2008 Oct), pp. 5034-5047.

Disruption of the gene encoding 3 beta-hydroxysterol Delta(14)-reductase (Tm7sf2) in mice does not impair cholesterol biosynthesis

D. Caruso;E. De Fabiani;
2008

Abstract

Tm7sf2 gene encodes 3β-hydroxysterol Δ14-reductase (C14SR, DHCR14), an endoplasmic reticulum enzyme acting on Δ14- unsaturated sterol intermediates during the conversion of lanosterol to cholesterol. The C-terminal domain of lamin B receptor, a protein of the inner nuclear membrane mainly involved in heterochromatin organization, also possesses sterol Δ14-reductase activity. The subcellular localization suggests a primary role of C14SR in cholesterol biosynthesis. To investigate the role of C14SR and lamin B receptor as 3β-hydroxysterol Δ14-reductases, Tm7sf2 knockout mice were generated and their biochemical characterization was performed. No Tm7sf2 mRNA was detected in the liver of knockout mice. Neither C14SR protein nor 3β-hydroxysterol Δ14-reductase activity were detectable in liver microsomes of Tm7sf2(-/-) mice, confirming the effectiveness of gene inactivation. C14SR protein and its enzymatic activity were about half of control levels in the liver of heterozygous mice. Normal cholesterol levels in liver membranes and in plasma indicated that, despite the lack of C14SR, Tm7sf2(-/-) mice are able to perform cholesterol biosynthesis. Lamin B receptor 3β-hydroxysterol Δ14-reductase activity determined in liver nuclei showed comparable values in wild-type and knockout mice. These results suggest that lamin B receptor, although residing in nuclear membranes, may contribute to cholesterol biosynthesis in Tm7sf2(-/-) mice. Affymetrix microarray analysis of gene expression revealed that several genes involved in cell-cycle progression are downregulated in the liver of Tm7sf2 (-/-) mice, whereas genes involved in xenobiotic metabolism are upregulated.
3beta-hydroxysterol delta14-reductase; Cholesterol biosynthesis; Gene expression; Lamin B receptor; Tm7sf2
Settore BIO/10 - Biochimica
ott-2008
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