期刊
ARCHIVES OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS
卷 472, 期 2, 页码 126-138出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2008.02.010
关键词
beta-carotene; cleavage; beta-carotene-15,15'-monooxygenase; retinoid metabolism; cellular retinol-binding protein
资金
- NIDDK NIH HHS [R01 DK065719-04, DK061310, R01 DK068437, R01 DK079221, R01 DK065719-02, R01 DK065719-01, R56 DK068437, DK068437, DK079221, R01 DK061310, R01 DK065719, R01 DK065719-03, DK06571] Funding Source: Medline
Retinoids are indispensable for the health of mammals, which cannot synthesize retinoids de novo. Retinoids are derived from dietary provitamin A carotenoids, like beta-carotene, through the actions of beta-carotene-15,15'-monooxygenase (BCMO1). As the substrates for retinoid -metabolizing enzymes are water insoluble, they must be transported intracellularly bound to cellular retinol-binding proteins. Our studies suggest that cellular retinol-binding protein, type I (RBP1) acts as an intracellular sensor of retinoid status that, when present as apo-RBP1, stimulates BCMO1 activity and the conversion of carotenoids to retinoids. Cellular retinol-binding protein, type 11 (RBP2), which is 56% identical to RBP1 does not influence BCMO1 activity. Studies of mice lacking BCMO1 demonstrate that BCMO1 is responsible for metabolically limiting the amount of intact P-carotene that can be absorbed by mice from their diet. Our studies provide new insights into the regulation of BCMO1 activity and the physiological role of BCMO1 in living organisms. (c) 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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