RGD Reference Report - Regulation of cholesterol and bile acid homeostasis by the cholesterol 7a-hydroxylase/steroid response element-binding protein 2/microRNA-33a axis in mice. - Rat Genome Database

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Regulation of cholesterol and bile acid homeostasis by the cholesterol 7a-hydroxylase/steroid response element-binding protein 2/microRNA-33a axis in mice.

Authors: Li, Tiangang  Francl, Jessica M  Boehme, Shannon  Chiang, John Y L 
Citation: Li T, etal., Hepatology. 2013 Sep;58(3):1111-21. doi: 10.1002/hep.26427. Epub 2013 Jul 31.
RGD ID: 13792517
Pubmed: PMID:23536474   (View Abstract at PubMed)
PMCID: PMC3735649   (View Article at PubMed Central)
DOI: DOI:10.1002/hep.26427   (Journal Full-text)


UNLABELLED: Bile acid synthesis not only produces physiological detergents required for intestinal nutrient absorption, but also plays a critical role in regulating hepatic and whole-body metabolic homeostasis. We recently reported that overexpression of cholesterol 7α-hydroxylase (CYP7A1) in the liver resulted in improved metabolic homeostasis in Cyp7a1 transgenic (Cyp7a1-tg) mice. This study further investigated the molecular links between bile acid metabolism and lipid homeostasis. Microarray gene profiling revealed that CYP7A1 overexpression led to marked activation of the steroid response element-binding protein 2 (SREBP2)-regulated cholesterol metabolic network and absence of bile acid repression of lipogenic gene expression in livers of Cyp7a1-tg mice. Interestingly, Cyp7a1-tg mice showed significantly elevated hepatic cholesterol synthesis rates, but reduced hepatic fatty acid synthesis rates, which was accompanied by increased (14) C-glucose-derived acetyl-coenzyme A incorporation into sterols for fecal excretion. Induction of SREBP2 also coinduces intronic microRNA-33a (miR-33a) in the SREBP2 gene in Cyp7a1-tg mice. Overexpression of miR-33a in the liver resulted in decreased bile acid pool, increased hepatic cholesterol content, and lowered serum cholesterol in mice.
CONCLUSION: This study suggests that a CYP7A1/SREBP2/miR-33a axis plays a critical role in regulation of hepatic cholesterol, bile acid, and fatty acid synthesis. Antagonism of miR-33a may be a potential strategy to increase bile acid synthesis to maintain lipid homeostasis and prevent nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, diabetes, and obesity.



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Biological Process

  
Object SymbolSpeciesTermQualifierEvidenceWithNotesSourceOriginal Reference(s)
Cyp7a1Ratnegative regulation of fatty acid biosynthetic process involved_inIDA PMID:23536474BHF-UCL 
Cyp7a1Ratpositive regulation of cholesterol biosynthetic process involved_inIDA PMID:23536474BHF-UCL 

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Genes (Rattus norvegicus)
Cyp7a1  (cytochrome P450 family 7 subfamily A member 1)


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