Mitochondrial biosynthesis of cholesterol in leydig cells from rat testis

The subcellular location of some enzymes responsible for cholesterol biosynthesis was studied in metrizamide-purified rat Leydig cells.The highest activity of 3-hydroxy-3-methyl glutaryl coenzyme A reductase (HMG-CoA reductase), a key regulatory enzyme in the cholesterol pathway, was associated with...

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Autores principales: Pignataro, Omar Pedro, Radicella, Juan Pablo, Calvo, Juan Carlos, Charreau, Eduardo Hernán
Publicado: 1983
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spelling paper:paper_03037207_v33_n1_p53_Pignataro2023-06-08T15:29:08Z Mitochondrial biosynthesis of cholesterol in leydig cells from rat testis Pignataro, Omar Pedro Radicella, Juan Pablo Calvo, Juan Carlos Charreau, Eduardo Hernán cholesterol biosynthesis HMG-CoA reductase Leydig cell hydroxymethylglutaryl coenzyme a reductase radioisotope acetyl coenzyme a c 14 animal experiment biological model cholesterol synthesis endocrine system leydig cell male genital system mitochondrion nonhuman rat Acetates Acetyl Coenzyme A Animal Cell Compartmentation Cholesterol Hydroxymethylglutaryl CoA Reductases Leydig Cells Male Mitochondria Rats Support, Non-U.S. Gov't The subcellular location of some enzymes responsible for cholesterol biosynthesis was studied in metrizamide-purified rat Leydig cells.The highest activity of 3-hydroxy-3-methyl glutaryl coenzyme A reductase (HMG-CoA reductase), a key regulatory enzyme in the cholesterol pathway, was associated with highly enriched mitochondrial fractions with recovery of 62% of the total activity and was located on the inner membrane. A significant part of the activity (35%) was also present in the cytoplasm. The activity of this enzyme in the other subcellular fractions was negligible. The HMG-CoA synthase activity was also found almost entirely in the mitochondria (90%). Otherwise no detectable activity of HMG-CoA lyase was present in the subcellular fractions studied. Furthermore, cholesterol may be synthesized from acetyl-CoA inside the mitochondrion, since a significant incorporation (90%) of [14C]acetyl-CoA into digitonin-precipitable sterols was observed in this organelle and only 10% in the cytoplasmic fraction. The evidence strongly suggests that much of the cholesterol biosynthesis that takes place in Leydig cells is carried out within the mitochondria. © 1983. Fil:Pignataro, O.P. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Radicella, J.P. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Calvo, J.C. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Charreau, E.H. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. 1983 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_03037207_v33_n1_p53_Pignataro http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_03037207_v33_n1_p53_Pignataro
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topic cholesterol biosynthesis
HMG-CoA reductase
Leydig cell
hydroxymethylglutaryl coenzyme a reductase
radioisotope
acetyl coenzyme a c 14
animal experiment
biological model
cholesterol synthesis
endocrine system
leydig cell
male genital system
mitochondrion
nonhuman
rat
Acetates
Acetyl Coenzyme A
Animal
Cell Compartmentation
Cholesterol
Hydroxymethylglutaryl CoA Reductases
Leydig Cells
Male
Mitochondria
Rats
Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
spellingShingle cholesterol biosynthesis
HMG-CoA reductase
Leydig cell
hydroxymethylglutaryl coenzyme a reductase
radioisotope
acetyl coenzyme a c 14
animal experiment
biological model
cholesterol synthesis
endocrine system
leydig cell
male genital system
mitochondrion
nonhuman
rat
Acetates
Acetyl Coenzyme A
Animal
Cell Compartmentation
Cholesterol
Hydroxymethylglutaryl CoA Reductases
Leydig Cells
Male
Mitochondria
Rats
Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Pignataro, Omar Pedro
Radicella, Juan Pablo
Calvo, Juan Carlos
Charreau, Eduardo Hernán
Mitochondrial biosynthesis of cholesterol in leydig cells from rat testis
topic_facet cholesterol biosynthesis
HMG-CoA reductase
Leydig cell
hydroxymethylglutaryl coenzyme a reductase
radioisotope
acetyl coenzyme a c 14
animal experiment
biological model
cholesterol synthesis
endocrine system
leydig cell
male genital system
mitochondrion
nonhuman
rat
Acetates
Acetyl Coenzyme A
Animal
Cell Compartmentation
Cholesterol
Hydroxymethylglutaryl CoA Reductases
Leydig Cells
Male
Mitochondria
Rats
Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
description The subcellular location of some enzymes responsible for cholesterol biosynthesis was studied in metrizamide-purified rat Leydig cells.The highest activity of 3-hydroxy-3-methyl glutaryl coenzyme A reductase (HMG-CoA reductase), a key regulatory enzyme in the cholesterol pathway, was associated with highly enriched mitochondrial fractions with recovery of 62% of the total activity and was located on the inner membrane. A significant part of the activity (35%) was also present in the cytoplasm. The activity of this enzyme in the other subcellular fractions was negligible. The HMG-CoA synthase activity was also found almost entirely in the mitochondria (90%). Otherwise no detectable activity of HMG-CoA lyase was present in the subcellular fractions studied. Furthermore, cholesterol may be synthesized from acetyl-CoA inside the mitochondrion, since a significant incorporation (90%) of [14C]acetyl-CoA into digitonin-precipitable sterols was observed in this organelle and only 10% in the cytoplasmic fraction. The evidence strongly suggests that much of the cholesterol biosynthesis that takes place in Leydig cells is carried out within the mitochondria. © 1983.
author Pignataro, Omar Pedro
Radicella, Juan Pablo
Calvo, Juan Carlos
Charreau, Eduardo Hernán
author_facet Pignataro, Omar Pedro
Radicella, Juan Pablo
Calvo, Juan Carlos
Charreau, Eduardo Hernán
author_sort Pignataro, Omar Pedro
title Mitochondrial biosynthesis of cholesterol in leydig cells from rat testis
title_short Mitochondrial biosynthesis of cholesterol in leydig cells from rat testis
title_full Mitochondrial biosynthesis of cholesterol in leydig cells from rat testis
title_fullStr Mitochondrial biosynthesis of cholesterol in leydig cells from rat testis
title_full_unstemmed Mitochondrial biosynthesis of cholesterol in leydig cells from rat testis
title_sort mitochondrial biosynthesis of cholesterol in leydig cells from rat testis
publishDate 1983
url https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_03037207_v33_n1_p53_Pignataro
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_03037207_v33_n1_p53_Pignataro
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