title: Liver X Receptor: an oxysterol sensor and a major player in the control of lipogenesis.
abstract: De novo fatty acid biosynthesis is also called lipogenesis. It is a metabolic pathway that provides the cells with fatty acids required for major cellular processes such as energy storage, membrane structures and lipid signaling. In this article we will review the role of the Liver X Receptors (LXRs), nuclear receptors that sense oxysterols, in the transcriptional regulation of genes involved in lipogenesis.
authors.affiliation: Integrative Toxicology and Metabolism, UR 66, ToxAlim, INRA, Toulouse, France.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ducheix
authors.forename: J M A
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Lobaccaro
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Guillou
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000378:metabolism*; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008024:Ligands; D050155:Lipogenesis; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism; D000071518:Liver X Receptors; D057093:Orphan Nuclear Receptors / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D005227:Fatty Acids; D008024:Ligands; D000071518:Liver X Receptors; D057093:Orphan Nuclear Receptors; D002784:Cholesterol