Activation of LXR increases acyl-CoA synthetase activity through direct regulation of ACSL3 in human placental trophoblast cells

Journal of Lipid Research

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1886-1896

  Weedon Fekjaer, M Susanne ^a   Dalen, Knut Tomas ^a,b   Solaas, Karianne ^a,c   Staff, Anne Cathrine ^a,c   Duttaroy, Asim K ^a   Nebb, Hilde Irene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Acyl CoA synthetase; BeWo cell; Fatty acid uptake

Indexed keywords

ACYL COENZYME A SYNTHASE 3; FATTY ACID; LIVER X RECEPTOR; LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID COENZYME A LIGASE; SYNTHETASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; LONG-CHAIN-FATTY-ACID-COA LIGASE; ORPHAN NUCLEAR RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME REGULATION; FATTY ACID METABOLISM; FATTY ACID TRANSPORT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; TROPHOBLAST; AGONISTS; ANIMAL; CELL LINE; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CELL LINE; COENZYME A LIGASES; FATTY ACIDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; ORPHAN NUCLEAR RECEPTORS; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TROPHOBLASTS;

EID: 77953485038     PISSN: 00222275     EISSN: 15397262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1194/jlr.M004978     Document Type: Article

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