Cholesterol esterification and hydrolysis in the adrenal cortex--the role of acyl-CoA:cholesterol acyltransferase.
The regulation of cholesterol esterification and hydrolysis of cholesteryl esters in the adrenal cortex appear to be complementary to each other. The esterification of cholesterol, catalysed by acyl-CoA:cholesterol acyltransferase, is regulated in a different manner in the adrenal compared with the liver.
D000302:Adrenal Cortex / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002788:Cholesterol Esters / Q000378:metabolism*; D006868:Hydrolysis; D008861:Microsomes / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D002787:Sterol Esterase / Q000378:metabolism; D002785:Sterol O-Acyltransferase / Q000378:metabolism*
D002788:Cholesterol Esters; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D002785:Sterol O-Acyltransferase; D002787:Sterol Esterase