title: ACTH stimulation on cholesterol side chain cleavage activity of adrenocortical mitochondria. Transfer of the stimulus from plasma membrane to mitochondria.
abstract: Adrenocortical mitochondrial cholesterol side chain cleavage reactions are regulated by the influence of pituitary ACTH. The mechanism of the stimulation involves adenyl cyclase, cAMP-dependent protein kinase, cholesterol esterase, and ribosomal labile protein synthesis. Through these reactions the stimulus reaches the mitochondrial side chain cleavage enzyme system. In this review article, the current implications on the stimulus transfer from the plasma membrane to the mitochondrial inner membrane are summarized. In particular the availability of cholesterol to P-450scc was discussed in terms of the distribution of cholesterol molecules in the membranes.
mesh_terms: D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases / Q000378:metabolism; D000302:Adrenal Cortex / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000325:Adrenodoxin / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000378:metabolism*; D002786:Cholesterol Side-Chain Cleavage Enzyme / Q000378:metabolism*; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000378:metabolism; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / Q000378:metabolism; D004789:Enzyme Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D005287:Ferredoxin-NADP Reductase / Q000378:metabolism; D008051:Lipid Bilayers / Q000378:metabolism; D008081:Liposomes / Q000378:metabolism; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000378:metabolism*; D010088:Oxidoreductases / Q000378:metabolism*; D010766:Phosphorylation; D011494:Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000378:metabolism; D018043:Receptors, Corticotropin; D002787:Sterol Esterase / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D008051:Lipid Bilayers; D008081:Liposomes; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D018043:Receptors, Corticotropin; D000325:Adrenodoxin; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System; D002784:Cholesterol; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D010088:Oxidoreductases; D002786:Cholesterol Side-Chain Cleavage Enzyme; D005287:Ferredoxin-NADP Reductase; D011494:Protein Kinases; D002787:Sterol Esterase; D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases