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In this context, it is important to note that 3 other mutant loci have been reported in the SHR rat; missense mutations in the KAT-1 (kynurenine aminotransferase-1), Srebf-1 (sterol regulatory element binding factor-1) and CD36 (fatty acid translocase) are all present as homozygous changes [ 46 47 48 ] . The generation of congenic lines may assist with addressing many of these issues.
Plant sterol metabolism has been extensively evaluated in different rat strains, but the accumulation of plant sterols occurs only in SHR, SHRSP and WKY rats.
HY conceived this study, HY, BP, and KL performed the molecular genetic studies, EK performed the real time PCR and the western blotting assays, M-HL performed the immunostaining, KH performed the FISH assay, RK and AB performed the sterol analyses, MS and NE performed the DNA isolations from the rats.
In humans and animals, cholesterol is the sterol that is synthesised, absorbed and utilised, whereas plants do not synthesise cholesterol, but use molecules that are similar, such as sitosterol, campesterol and stigmasterol.
Note that several genes for proteins involved in cholesterol biosynthesis (HMG CoA reductase, IDI1, sterol C4 methyl oxidase) and fatty acid metabolism (ACAT2, DEGS, ACATN, FACL3, PEC1) were modulated by R1881.