Mevalonic acid

Mevalonic acid is a lipid of Fatty Acyls (FA) class.

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Prostatic Neoplasms D011471 126 associated lipids
Refsum Disease D012035 19 associated lipids
Thrombosis D013927 49 associated lipids
Xanthomatosis D014973 17 associated lipids
Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome D019082 7 associated lipids
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Disch A et al. Distribution of the mevalonate and glyceraldehyde phosphate/pyruvate pathways for isoprenoid biosynthesis in unicellular algae and the cyanobacterium Synechocystis PCC 6714. 1998 Biochem. J. pmid:9657979
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Ramaswamy NK et al. A novel pathway for the synthesis of solanidine in the isolated chloroplast from greening potatoes. 1976 Eur. J. Biochem. pmid:964241
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Crick DC et al. Geranylgeraniol overcomes the block of cell proliferation by lovastatin in C6 glioma cells. 1998 J. Neurochem. pmid:9603204
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Singh I et al. Lovastatin and sodium phenylacetate normalize the levels of very long chain fatty acids in skin fibroblasts of X- adrenoleukodystrophy. 1998 FEBS Lett. pmid:9600263
Orihara N et al. Studies on the biosynthesis of terpenoidal compounds produced by actinomycetes. 2. Biosynthesis of carquinostatin B via the non-mevalonate pathway in Streptomyces exfoliatus. 1997 J. Antibiot. pmid:9592576
Visioli F et al. Ethanol enhances cholesterol synthesis and secretion in human hepatomal cells. 1998 Alcohol pmid:9590514
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Disch A et al. Mevalonate-derived isopentenyl diphosphate is the biosynthetic precursor of ubiquinone prenyl side chain in tobacco BY-2 cells. 1998 Biochem. J. pmid:9531505
Kalra VK and Blankenhorn DH Abnormal activation of sterol synthesis in lymphocytes of atherosclerotic-susceptible pigeons and heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemic patients. 1976 Biochim. Biophys. Acta pmid:952994
Rosenthal RS and Rodwell VW Purification and characterization of the heteromeric transcriptional activator MvaT of the Pseudomonas mevalonii mvaAB operon. 1998 Protein Sci. pmid:9514272
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Lange BM et al. A family of transketolases that directs isoprenoid biosynthesis via a mevalonate-independent pathway. 1998 Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. pmid:9482845
Natarajan R et al. Molecular cloning of the promoter for rat hepatic neutral cholesterol ester hydrolase: evidence for transcriptional regulation by sterols. 1998 Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. pmid:9480812
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Kanayama N et al. Genetic evaluation of physiological functions of thiolase isoenzymes in the n-alkalane-assimilating yeast Candida tropicalis. 1998 J. Bacteriol. pmid:9457876
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Bianchi C et al. Influence of breast- and formula-feeding on plasma cholesterol precursor sterols throughout the first year of life. 1997 J. Pediatr. pmid:9427904
Tatsuno I et al. Geranylgeranylpyrophosphate, a metabolite of mevalonate, regulates the cell cycle progression and DNA synthesis in human lymphocytes. 1997 Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. pmid:9425279
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Goto D et al. Upregulation of low density lipoprotein receptor by gemfibrozil, a hypolipidemic agent, in human hepatoma cells through stabilization of mRNA transcripts. 1997 Arterioscler. Thromb. Vasc. Biol. pmid:9409246
Gadbut AP et al. Induction of the cholesterol metabolic pathway regulates the farnesylation of RAS in embryonic chick heart cells: a new role for ras in regulating the expression of muscarinic receptors and G proteins. 1997 EMBO J. pmid:9405354
Dunzendorfer S et al. Mevalonate-dependent inhibition of transendothelial migration and chemotaxis of human peripheral blood neutrophils by pravastatin. 1997 Circ. Res. pmid:9400376
Ukai M et al. Cholesterol synthesis in germfree and conventional rats. 1976 J. Nutr. pmid:939998
Riches FM et al. Direct association between the hepatic secretion of very-low-density lipoprotein apolipoprotein B-100 and plasma mevalonic acid and lathosterol concentrations in man. 1997 Atherosclerosis pmid:9395276
Hinson DD et al. Post-translational regulation of mevalonate kinase by intermediates of the cholesterol and nonsterol isoprene biosynthetic pathways. 1997 J. Lipid Res. pmid:9392419
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Forman BM et al. The orphan nuclear receptor LXRalpha is positively and negatively regulated by distinct products of mevalonate metabolism. 1997 Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. pmid:9380679
Marais AD et al. Decreased production of low density lipoprotein by atorvastatin after apheresis in homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia. 1997 J. Lipid Res. pmid:9374129
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Hinson DD et al. Identification of an active site alanine in mevalonate kinase through characterization of a novel mutation in mevalonate kinase deficiency. 1997 J. Biol. Chem. pmid:9334262
Andres DA et al. Expression cloning of a novel farnesylated protein, RDJ2, encoding a DnaJ protein homologue. 1997 Arch. Biochem. Biophys. pmid:9328291
Potter D and Miziorko HM Identification of catalytic residues in human mevalonate kinase. 1997 J. Biol. Chem. pmid:9325256
Parmryd I et al. Chloroplastic prenylated proteins. 1997 FEBS Lett. pmid:9323028
Schwender J et al. Incorporation of 1-deoxy-D-xylulose into isoprene and phytol by higher plants and algae. 1997 FEBS Lett. pmid:9305746
Ren Z et al. Inhibition of type I and type II geranylgeranyl-protein transferases by the monoterpene perillyl alcohol in NIH3T3 cells. 1997 Biochem. Pharmacol. pmid:9296357
Knöss W et al. Biosynthesis of the labdane diterpene marrubiin in Marrubium vulgare via a non-mevalonate pathway. 1997 Biochem. J. pmid:9291117
El-Sohemy A and Archer MC Regulation of mevalonate synthesis in rat mammary glands by dietary n-3 and n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids. 1997 Cancer Res. pmid:9288773
Meigs TE and Simoni RD Farnesol as a regulator of HMG-CoA reductase degradation: characterization and role of farnesyl pyrophosphatase. 1997 Arch. Biochem. Biophys. pmid:9281305
Cuthbert JA and Lipsky PE Regulation of proliferation and Ras localization in transformed cells by products of mevalonate metabolism. 1997 Cancer Res. pmid:9270019
Sakai M et al. HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors suppress macrophage growth induced by oxidized low density lipoprotein. 1997 Atherosclerosis pmid:9258407
Naoumova RP et al. Prolonged inhibition of cholesterol synthesis explains the efficacy of atorvastatin. 1997 J. Lipid Res. pmid:9254075
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Bergès T et al. The Saccharomyces cerevisiae mevalonate diphosphate decarboxylase is essential for viability, and a single Leu-to-Pro mutation in a conserved sequence leads to thermosensitivity. 1997 J. Bacteriol. pmid:9244250
Cenedella RJ Posttranscriptional regulation of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase in lens epithelial cells by mevalonate-derived nonsterols. 1997 Exp. Eye Res. pmid:9237866