| Literature DB >> 25540920 |
Ana F Castillo1, Ulises Orlando1, Katia E Helfenberger1, Cecilia Poderoso1, Ernesto J Podesta2.
Abstract
The steroidogenic acute regulatory (StAR) protein regulates the rate-limiting step in steroidogenesis, i.e. the delivery of cholesterol from the outer (OMM) to the inner (IMM) mitochondrial membrane. StAR is a 37-kDa protein with an N-terminal mitochondrial targeting sequence that is cleaved off during mitochondrial import to yield 30-kDa intramitochondrial StAR. StAR acts exclusively on the OMM and its activity is proportional to how long it remains on the OMM. However, the precise fashion and the molecular mechanism in which StAR remains on the OMM have not been elucidated yet. In this work we will discuss the role of mitochondrial fusion and StAR phosphorylation by the extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1/2 (ERK1/2) as part of the mechanism that regulates StAR retention on the OMM and activity.Entities:
Keywords: ERK-dependent StAR phosphorylation; Mitochondrial dynamics; Mitochondrial phosphatases
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Year: 2014 PMID： 25540920 DOI： 10.1016/j.mce.2014.12.011
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mol Cell Endocrinol ISSN： 0303-7207 Impact factor: 4.102