TRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATION OF RAT HEPATIC LOW-DENSITY-LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR AND CHOLESTEROL 7-ALPHA HYDROXYLASE BY THYROID-HORMONE

被引:82
作者
NESS, GC [1 ]
LOPEZ, D [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV S FLORIDA,COLL MED,INST BIOMOLEC SCI,TAMPA,FL 33612
关键词
LDL RECEPTOR; TRANSCRIPTION; WESTERN BLOTTING; THYROID HORMONE; LIVER;
D O I
10.1006/abbi.1995.0061
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Utilizing hypophysectomized and thyroidectomized rats, it is demonstrated that the rapid increase in expression of hepatic low-density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor and cholesterol 7 alpha-hydroxylase in response to thyroid hormone is due to increases in the rates of transcription of these genes. An increase in transcription of the hepatic LDL receptor gene was seen within 30 min after administration of triiodothyronine. The increase in transcription fully accounted for the increase in hepatic LDL receptor protein. Stimulation of transcription of these two genes provides for enhanced removal of LDL from serum and elimination from the body. (C) 1995 Academic Press, Inc.
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