4 β-hydroxycholesterol is a pro-lipogenic factor that promotes SREBP1c expression and activity through Liver X-receptor.
O. Moldavski, P.-J. H. Zushin, C. A. Berdan, R. J. van Eijkeren, X. Jiang, M. Qian, D. S. Ory, D. F. Covey, D. Nomura, A. Stahl, E. Weiss, R. Zoncu
This study identifies 4β-hydroxycholesterol as a pro-lipogenic factor that activates SREBP1c via LXR to promote de novo lipogenesis.
bioRxiv · Aug 20, 2020Biochemistry