Acyl-CoA:cholesterol acyltransferases (ACATs/SOATs): Enzymes with multiple sterols as substrates and as activators

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 151, Issue , 2015, Pages 102-107

  Rogers, Maximillian A ^a,c   Liu, Jay ^a   Song, Bao Liang ^b   Li, Bo Liang ^b   Chang, Catherine C Y ^a   Chang, Ta Yuan ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY   (China)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acyl CoA:cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT SOAT); Cholesterol; Oxysterols; Plant sterols; Pregnenolone

Indexed keywords

26 HYDROXYCHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL ACYLTRANSFERASE; CHOLESTEROL ACYLTRANSFERASE 1; CHOLESTEROL ACYLTRANSFERASE 2; CHOLESTEROL ACYLTRANSFERASE INHIBITOR; CHOLESTEROL DERIVATIVE; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; ENT CHOLESTEROL; ENZYME ACTIVATOR; EPI CHOLESTEROL; NEUROSTEROID; OXYSTEROL; PHYTOSTEROL; STEROL DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; AGENTS INTERACTING WITH TRANSMITTER, HORMONE OR DRUG RECEPTORS; PREGNENOLONE; STEROL;

ALLOSTERISM; CONCENTRATION AT STEADY-STATE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; ESTERIFICATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REVIEW; ANIMAL; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; ESTERIFICATION; HUMANS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; PREGNENOLONE; STEROL O-ACYLTRANSFERASE; STEROLS;

EID: 84938892953     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: 18791220     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2014.09.008     Document Type: Review

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