DESMOSTEROL is a lipid of Sterol Lipids (ST) class. Desmosterol is associated with abnormalities such as Cataract, Congenital Abnormality, Liver diseases, Erectile dysfunction and Multiple congenital anomalies. The involved functions are known as Bulla, Methylation, cholesterol biosynthetic process, Process and cholesterol efflux. Desmosterol often locates in Body tissue, Tissue membrane, Plasma membrane, Pore and Endoplasmic Reticulum. The associated genes with DESMOSTEROL are P4HTM gene, SHH gene, WDR48 gene, CFLAR gene and SLC33A1 gene. The related lipids are Sterols, androstanol, Steroids, Unilamellar Vesicles and 7-dehydrocholesterol. The related experimental models are Transgenic Model and Rodent Model.
To understand associated biological information of DESMOSTEROL, we collected biological information of abnormalities, associated pathways, cellular/molecular locations, biological functions, related genes/proteins, lipids and common seen animal/experimental models with organized paragraphs from literatures.
DESMOSTEROL is suspected in Atherosclerosis, Congenital Abnormality, Liver diseases, Fatty Streak, Arterial, Senile Plaques, Coronary Arteriosclerosis and other diseases in descending order of the highest number of associated sentences.
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We collected disease MeSH terms mapped to the references associated with DESMOSTEROL
| MeSH term | MeSH ID | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Celiac Disease | D002446 | 16 associated lipids |
| Coronary Disease | D003327 | 70 associated lipids |
| Hemolysis | D006461 | 131 associated lipids |
| Insulin Resistance | D007333 | 99 associated lipids |
| Xanthomatosis | D014973 | 17 associated lipids |
| Limb Deformities, Congenital | D017880 | 4 associated lipids |
Lipid pathways are not clear in current pathway databases. We organized associated pathways with DESMOSTEROL through full-text articles, including metabolic pathways or pathways of biological mechanisms.
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Associated locations are in red color. Not associated locations are in black.
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Transgenic Model are used in the study 'Cellular production of n-3 PUFAs and reduction of n-6-to-n-3 ratios in the pancreatic beta-cells and islets enhance insulin secretion and confer protection against cytokine-induced cell death.' (Wei D et al., 2010).
Rodent Model are used in the study 'Oxidation of 7-dehydrocholesterol and desmosterol by human cytochrome P450 46A1.' (Goyal S et al., 2014).
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| Authors | Title | Published | Journal | PubMed Link |
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| Svoboda JA et al. | Recent developments in insect steroid metabolism. | 1975 | Annu. Rev. Entomol. | pmid:1091201 |
| Zhang S et al. | Identification of a sterol Delta7 reductase gene involved in desmosterol biosynthesis in Mortierella alpina 1S-4. | 2007 | Appl. Environ. Microbiol. | pmid:17220261 |
| Johnson RC and Shah SN | Microsomal synthesis of cholesterol from squalene, Lanosterol, and desmosterol. Evidence for the presence of two noncatalytic activator proteins in the 105,000 g supernatant fraction from brain, heart, and kidney. | 1974 | Arch. Biochem. Biophys. | pmid:4460877 |
| Pikuleva I and Javitt NB | Novel sterols synthesized via the CYP27A1 metabolic pathway. | 2003 | Arch. Biochem. Biophys. | pmid:14622972 |
| Clayton PT | Disorders of cholesterol biosynthesis. | 1998 | Arch. Dis. Child. | pmid:9579167 |
| Weiss JF et al. | Desmosterol in human and experimental brain tumors in tissue culture. | 1976 | Arch. Neurol. | pmid:1252160 |
| Marton LJ et al. | Faliure to demonstrate desmosterol in spinal fluid of brain tumor patients. | 1973 | Arch. Neurol. | pmid:4345665 |
| van Himbergen TM et al. | Familial combined hyperlipidemia is associated with alterations in the cholesterol synthesis pathway. | 2010 | Arterioscler. Thromb. Vasc. Biol. | pmid:19834104 |
| Heverin M et al. | Studies on the cholesterol-free mouse: strong activation of LXR-regulated hepatic genes when replacing cholesterol with desmosterol. | 2007 | Arterioscler. Thromb. Vasc. Biol. | pmid:17761942 |
| Burgess B et al. | Overexpression of human ABCG1 does not affect atherosclerosis in fat-fed ApoE-deficient mice. | 2008 | Arterioscler. Thromb. Vasc. Biol. | pmid:18599800 |