title: Regulation of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase synthesis by a non-sterol mevalonate-derived product in Mev-1 cells. Apparent translational control.
abstract: A somatic cell mutant (Mev-1) auxotrophic for mevalonate by virtue of a complete lack of detectable 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) synthase activity has been shown to demonstrate a requirement for a non-sterol mevalonate-derived product for regulation of synthesis of HMG-CoA reductase. A comparison of the effects of 25-hydroxycholesterol and the combination of 25-hydroxycholesterol and mevalonate on HMG-CoA reductase activity, synthesis, and mRNA levels in Mev-1 is presented in this report. The results show a close correlation between activity, rate of synthesis, and mRNA levels for Mev-1 cells treated with 25-hydroxycholesterol alone. Under the conditions of these experiments these effects are relatively small (approximately a 4-fold decrease). A much larger inhibition of HMG-CoA reductase activity and rate of synthesis (approximately 50-fold) is observed upon treatment of Mev-1 cells with a combination of 25-hydroxycholesterol and mevalonate. Yet, under these conditions mRNA levels are still reduced by only a factor of 4. These results are interpreted to suggest that the non-sterol mevalonate-derived regulatory product of HMG-CoA reductase acts by a translational control mechanism.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D006224:Cricetinae; D003412:Cricetulus; D005260:Female; D006888:Hydroxycholesterols / Q000494:pharmacology; D006903:Hydroxymethylglutaryl CoA Reductases / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*; D007700:Kinetics; D008798:Mevalonic Acid / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D010053:Ovary; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D013261:Sterols / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D006888:Hydroxycholesterols; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D013261:Sterols; C007997:25-hydroxycholesterol; D006903:Hydroxymethylglutaryl CoA Reductases; D008798:Mevalonic Acid