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BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY
卷 82, 期 1, 页码 87-98出版社
CANADIAN SCIENCE PUBLISHING
DOI: 10.1139/o03-088
关键词
endoplasmic reticulum; lipid transport; LXR; membrane contact sites; ORP; OSBP; Osh; sterol metabolism
Oxysterols are potent signalling lipids that directly bind liver X receptors (LXRs) and a subset of oxysterol binding protein (OSBP) related proteins (ORPs). It is relatively well established that the oxysterol-regulated function of LXRs is to control the expression of genes involved in reverse cholesterol transport, catabolism of cholesterol, and lipogenesis. In contrast, the mechanisms by which oxysterols and ORPs affect cellular lipid metabolism have remained poorly understood. In this review, we summarize the information available on function of the ORPs and compare the two families of proteins binding oxysterol to demonstrate the different responses that similar lipids can elicit within cells. The other focus is on the membrane targeting determinants and the protein interaction partners of ORPs, which provide interesting clues to the mode(s) of ORP action. Specifically, we suggest a model in which a general property of ORPs is to function at membrane contact sites, specialized zone's of communication between two different organelles.
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